Motorcycle tire

- Dunlop Tire Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a motorcycle tire showing my new design, it being understood that the tread repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire, the opposite side perspective view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the motorcycle tire design of the invention; the rear view being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 3 is a side view of the motorcycle tire of the invention, illustrating a second embodiment of the present invention; it being understood that the tread repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire the opposing view being a mirror image thereof and the tire tread pattern being identical to that shown in FIGS. 1-2.

The broken line showing of sidewall indicia is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Other references
  • Michelin Tarmac (Rear) Tire, Feb. 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 220. Dunlop D202 Sport Radial (Rear) Street Tire, Feb. 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 213. Maxxis Touring C-6011 Street Tire, Feb. 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 219.
Patent History
Patent number: D426496
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 11, 1999
Date of Patent: Jun 13, 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: 0/98,995
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/142
International Classification: 1215;