Motorcycle tire

- Metzeler Reifen GmbH

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a motorcycle tire embodying our design, the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view of the motorcycle tire of FIG. 1, it being understood that the tread pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the motorcycle tire in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a right elevational view of the motorcycle tire in FIG. 1, the left elevational view being a mirror image thereof.

The dotted lines shown in FIG. 2 form no part of the claimed design but are included to indicate that the pattern illustrated is a portion of the repetitive pattern for the tread of the motorcycle tire.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D295159 April 12, 1988 Mader
D317282 June 4, 1991 Kadomaru
D336873 June 29, 1993 Suzuki
D340213 October 12, 1993 Bende et al.
D346777 May 10, 1994 Haas et al.
D390815 February 17, 1998 Ishikawa
Foreign Patent Documents
0212105 September 1988 JPX
Other references
  • Bridgestone CY 19 Street Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 207, Feb. 1996.
Patent History
Patent number: D404695
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 5, 1997
Date of Patent: Jan 26, 1999
Assignee: Metzeler Reifen GmbH
Inventors: Johann Haas (Munich), Franz Wimmer (Jettenbach)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Application Number: 0/78,931
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/151
International Classification: 1215;