Automobile tire

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 thereof, taken in the direction of line 5--5 of FIG. 4.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D277272 January 22, 1985 Sladky et al.
D304918 December 5, 1989 Hinrichsen
D314363 February 5, 1991 Adam
D347605 June 7, 1994 Loser
5361815 November 8, 1994 Loser et al.
Other references
  • Falls Mastercraft MASTERCRAFT MARK VII tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 21. Toyo M610Z tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 157. Goodyear retread ad, Tire Review Magazine, Apr. 1994, fourth stack from left, second from top. Goodyear retread ad, Tire Review Magazine, Apr. 1994, second stack from left, second tire from top.
Patent History
Patent number: D384011
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 21, 1995
Date of Patent: Sep 23, 1997
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Akira Kawamata (Hiratsuka), Kohtaroh Iwabuchi (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Nikaido, Marmelstein, Murray & Oram LLP
Application Number: 0/44,249
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146
International Classification: 1215;