Asymmetric truck racing tire
US7140410B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T152/10765
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved truck racing tire includes three belts and reduced tread and undertread thickness for weight reduction. An asymmetric shoulder design is provided and circumferential grooves having wear indicia therein at a preselected depth are incorporated into the tread to divide the tread into plural ribs. Notches are formed within the tread ribs in circumferential patterns of distribution at a depth equivalent to the depth of groove tread wear indicators. The tread is constructed of a relatively softer compound in the cap and a relatively harder compound in the base. The boundary between the cap and the base is at a depth corresponding to the notch depth and the wear indicators within the grooves to provide a further indication and confirmation of wear pattern and magnitude.
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