Automobile tire

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of the automobile tire, showing our 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;

FIG. 4 is a left-side view of the automobile tire;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary front view, showing in enlargement the portion 5--5 in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view, taken on line 6--6 of FIG. 5.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D316693 May 7, 1991 Kawabata et al.
D339776 September 28, 1993 Hayakawa et al.
D342047 December 7, 1993 Takahashi
Other references
  • Cooper Lifeliner Grand Classic STE tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 13, second row, center. Bridgestone Potenza RE010 tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 11, top row, far right.
Patent History
Patent number: D380994
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 17, 1995
Date of Patent: Jul 15, 1997
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubbe Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Hisaya Morishita (Hiratsuka), Junichi Ohtani (Hiratsuka), Tetsuya Kuze (Hiratsuka), Toshihiko Suzuki (Hiratsuka), Izumi Kuramochi (Tokyo), Hiroshi Tokizaki (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Nikaido, Marmelstein, Murray & Oram LLP
Application Number: 0/45,582
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/141
International Classification: 1215;