Automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of the automobile tire, showing the new design, each of the rear view, the top plan view and the 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 right side view of the automobile tire, the left side view appearing the same as the right side view;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary front view, showing in enlargement the portion of 3--3 in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view, taken on line 4--4 and in the direction of arrows in FIG. 3.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D335841 May 25, 1993 Caretta et al.
D350926 September 27, 1994 Hutz
D383422 September 9, 1997 Kunos et al.
D384614 October 7, 1997 Hanlon et al.
D398890 September 29, 1998 Harpes etal.
Foreign Patent Documents
M 94 04 599 October 1994 DEX
Other references
  • Goodyear Eagle RS-A Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 34, Feb. 1996. Road King Grenadier LTE RWL Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 63, Feb. 1996 .
Patent History
Patent number: D410600
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 14, 1998
Date of Patent: Jun 8, 1999
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventor: Shoichiro Matsuda (Kanagawa-ken)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Nikaido, Marmelstein, Murray & Oram LLP
Application Number: 0/90,708
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146; D12/147
International Classification: 1215;