Automobile tire

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of the automobile tire, showing the new design, the top plan view and the bottom plan view appearing the same as the front view;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the automobile tire;

FIG. 3 is a right-side view of the automobile tire, the left-side view appearing the same as the right-side view;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary front view, showing in enlargement the portion of 4--4 in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view, taken on line 5--5 of FIG. 4.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D71771 December 1926 Soulen
D292081 September 29, 1987 Kuroda
D313210 December 25, 1990 Tsutsumi et al.
D314538 February 12, 1991 Martin
D336066 June 1, 1993 Guspodin
Foreign Patent Documents
9308066 April 1994 DEX
9304599 October 1994 DEX
940064 October 1994 NOX
Other references
  • Dayton Metric Radial tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 16, second row, far left. Hercules SB700 tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 31. Kelly-Springfield Charger VR tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 34, bottom row, second from right. Summit Mega Metric II tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 62, second row, second from left. Telstar Demander VR tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 62, bottom row, far left.
Patent History
Patent number: D379954
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 31, 1995
Date of Patent: Jun 17, 1997
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Shoichiro Matsuda (Hiratsuka), Sadakazu Takei (Hiratsuka), Hiroshi Tokizaki (Tokyo), Izumi Kuramochi (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert Spear
Law Firm: Nikaido, Marmelstein, Murray & Oram LLP
Application Number: 0/43,755
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;