Automobile tire

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of an automobile tire, showing our new design, the top plan view and bottom plan view appearing the same as the front view, it being understood that the tread pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire;

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 of 5--5 in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view, taken on line 6--6 and in the direction of arrows of FIG. 5.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D316067 April 9, 1991 Hammond et al.
D378075 February 18, 1997 Hashimoto et al.
D379444 May 27, 1997 Graas et al.
D379448 May 27, 1997 Graas et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
91-061923/09 June 1989 JPX
Patent History
Patent number: D397973
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 3, 1997
Date of Patent: Sep 8, 1998
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Hisaya Morishita (Kanagawa-ken), Junichi Otani (Kanagawa-ken)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Nikaido Marmelstein Murray & Oram LLP
Application Number: 0/71,597
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;