Automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of an 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 a sectional view, taken on line 4--4 and in the direction of arrows in FIG. 3.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D368451 April 2, 1996 Wallet et al.
D388035 December 23, 1997 Heinen et al.
D388369 December 30, 1997 Harden, Jr.
D388379 December 30, 1997 Harpes et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
DM 029 374 April 1994 WOX
Patent History
Patent number: D414726
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 15, 1998
Date of Patent: Oct 5, 1999
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventor: Shoichiro Matsuda (Kanawaga-ken)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Nikaido, Marmelstein, Murray & Oram LLP
Application Number: 0/90,762
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146
International Classification: 1215;