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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shigehiko Suzuki, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Hyogo-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C / ; B60C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
152534 ; 152526 ; 152538 ;
Abstract
A motorcycle tire in which the tread face is curved convexly so that the maximum cross-section width of the tire lies between axial edges of the tread portion includes a belt, and the belt comprises at least three plies, wherein the radially inner ply and radially outer ply are made of the same strip of rubberized parallel cords having a strip width of from 85 to 105% the tread width, and the middle ply is made of a strip of rubberized cords having a strip width which is different from that of the inner and outer plies.