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Vehicle tire with rib type tread pattern having sipes across the ribs

US4926919A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateNov 14, 1988
Grant dateMay 22, 1990
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Expiry dateNov 14, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S152/03
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle tire (10) has a tread (20) with a plurality of ribs (30,31,32) extending circumferentially about the tread. The ribs each have a pair of lateral edges (48,49;60,61) which comprise edge segments placed end to end to present a zigzag configuration. Each rib has grooves (37,38;39,40) therein which intersect the lateral edges of the respective rib and have varying depths at said lateral edges. Preferably, the tread has an all-season configuration.

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