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, 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 an enlarged fragmentary front elevational 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
D281485 November 26, 1985 Motomura et al.
D378075 February 18, 1997 Hashimoto et al.
5643374 July 1, 1997 Matsumoto
5785780 July 28, 1998 Ochi
Foreign Patent Documents
M 94 04 261 October 1994 DEX
DM/031 076 October 1994 WOX
Patent History
Patent number: D407676
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 6, 1998
Date of Patent: Apr 6, 1999
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Hisaya Morishita (Kanagawa-ken), Riichiro Mama (Kanagawa-ken), Hiroshi Tokizaki (Tokyo), Izumi Kuramochi (Tokyo), Kenichi Shirai (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Nikaido, Marmelstein, Murray & Oram LLP
Application Number: 0/84,635
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;