Motorcycle tire

- Dunlop Tire Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a motorcycle tire showing my new design, the opposite side elevational view being identical thereto;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of a second embodiment thereof, the opposite side elevational view being identical thereto. It is undestood that the front and rear elevational views thereof are identical to that shown and described in FIG. 1.

The broken line showings of sidewall surface indicia are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
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Other references
  • Maxxis Classic (Blackwall) C-6011 Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 219 Feb. 1996. Dunlop D202 Sport Radial (Rear) Street Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 213, Feb. 1996. Maxxis Classic (Whitehall) C-6011 and Touring C-6011 Street Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 219, Feb. 1996.
Patent History
Patent number: D420947
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 14, 1999
Date of Patent: Feb 22, 2000
Assignee: Dunlop Tire Corporation (Buffalo, NY)
Inventor: David Lyndon Buck (Williamsville, NY)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/99,127
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/143
International Classification: 1215;