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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2021
Applicant:
Paccar Inc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey P. Smith, Prosper, TX (US);
Assignee:
PACCAR Inc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/14 (2006.01); B60C 1/00 (2006.01); B60C 11/00 (2006.01); B60C 11/03 (2006.01); B60C 11/16 (2006.01); B60C 11/18 (2006.01); B60C 11/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/0041 (2013.01); B60C 1/0016 (2013.01); B60C 11/0008 (2013.01); B60C 11/0058 (2013.01); B60C 11/0306 (2013.01); B60C 11/14 (2013.01); B60C 11/16 (2013.01); B60C 11/18 (2013.01); B60C 2011/0016 (2013.01); B60C 2011/0341 (2013.01); B60C 2011/1209 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tire comprising a plurality of tread blocks. At least one tread block includes one or more piers for stiffening the tread blocks while allowing normal lateral (tangential) or circumferential strain for normal braking and motive traction. The piers can extend the entire length dimension of the tread block or portions thereof.