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 treat pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the automobile tire;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the automobile tire;

FIG. 4 is a right 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
D312230 November 20, 1990 Wallet et al.
D316067 April 9, 1991 Hammond et al.
D378075 February 18, 1997 Hashimoto et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
95-007964/02 December 1994 EPX
Patent History
Patent number: D397974
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 3, 1997
Date of Patent: Sep 8, 1998
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Hisaya Morishita (Kanagawa-ken), Tetsuya Kuze (Kanagawa-ken), Hiroshi Tokizaki (Tokyo), Izumi Kuramochi (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Nikaido Marmelstein Murray & Oram LLP
Application Number: 0/71,598
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;