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 a sectional view, taken in the direction of line 5--5 of FIG. 4.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D283698 May 6, 1986 Kawabata et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
3014704 January 1991 JPX
Other references
  • Big O Sun Valley V tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 6, second row, second from left. Bridgestone Potenza RE93 tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 67, top row, second right. Cordovan Grand Prix Radial G/T 60 tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 14, second row, second from right. Dunlop G/T/ Qualifier S 5 Rib tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 19, second row, second from right. Escort SLX 5000 Radial G/T tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 21, second row, second from left.
Patent History
Patent number: D380183
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 31, 1995
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: 0/43,754
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;