Pneumatic tire for vehicles

- Kumho & Co.
Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view showing our new design, it being understood that the tread pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof, the side opposite being substantially identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectionaal view taken along line 4--4 in FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the tire of FIG. 1.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D334368 March 30, 1993 White
D350513 September 13, 1994 Mehta et al.
5287905 February 22, 1994 Caretta et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
940064 February 1995 NOX
Other references
  • Michelin, XH4 tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 41, third row, second from left. Brigadier Turbo-Plus Radial GT tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 12, bottom row, second from right. Hercules MRX+4 tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 35, bottom row, far left. Ohtsu RI-127 tire, Tire Review Magazine, Mar. 1994, p. 33. Yokohama tire ad, Tire Review Magazine, Aug. 1994, back cover, far left illustration.
Patent History
Patent number: D383104
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 25, 1996
Date of Patent: Sep 2, 1997
Assignee: Kumho & Co. (Seoul)
Inventors: Dong-Ju Park (Kwangju), Bock-Su Park (Kwangju)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Lowe, Price, LeBlanc & Becker
Application Number: 0/52,135
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;