Automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of the automobile tire, showing the new design, the top plan view and 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 4--4 in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is a sectional view, taken on line 5-5 of FIG. 4.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D308503 June 12, 1990 Goergen et al.
D328583 August 11, 1992 Graas et al.
D329032 September 1, 1992 Maxwell et al.
Other references
  • Atlas Pinnacle TE tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 4, third row, center.
Patent History
Patent number: D384311
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 9, 1996
Date of Patent: Sep 30, 1997
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Hirokatsu Maruyama (Hiratsuka), Kohtaroh Iwabuchi (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert Spear
Law Firm: Nikaido, Marmelstein, Murray & Oram LLP
Application Number: 0/52,724
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;