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;

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 a sectional view, taken on line 6--6 of FIG. 5.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D360861 August 1, 1995 Graas et al.
D360864 August 1, 1995 Munster et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
1-136801 May 1989 JPX
06305307 A November 1994 JPX
Other references
  • Uniroyal Rallye RTT-1/ZR tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 64, Jan. 1994. Z-Rated Nexas tire, Modern Tire Dealer, Dec. 1994, p. 51, front illustration, Dec. 1994.
Patent History
Patent number: D384012
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 16, 1995
Date of Patent: Sep 23, 1997
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Izumi Kuramochi (Tokyo), Yukio Kuroda (Hiratsuka), Masayuki Oshima (Hiratsuka), Kohtaroh Iwabuchi (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Nikaido, Marmelstein, Murray & Oram LLP
Application Number: 0/45,303
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;