Automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of the automobile tire, showing the new design, the top plan view and 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 4--4 in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross sectional view thereof, taken in the direction of line 5--5 of FIG. 4.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D344476 February 22, 1994 Manestar
D366233 January 16, 1996 Lassan et al.
D368056 March 19, 1996 Morishita et al.
D369134 April 23, 1996 Koenigstein
Other references
  • Avon CR28 tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 9, third row, far left. Hoosier T-rated Radial GT tire, Tire Review, Sep. 1994, p. 107.
Patent History
Patent number: D380182
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 30, 1996
Date of Patent: Jun 24, 1997
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Shoichiro Matsuda (Hiratsuka), Sadakazu Takei (Hiratsuka), Hiroshi Tokizaki (Tokyo), Izumi Kuramochi (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Nikaido, Marmelstein, Murray & Oram LLP
Application Number: 0/49,745
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146
International Classification: 1215;