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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1988
William M Hopkins, Hudson, OH (US);
Robert A Brightwell, Uniontown, OH (US);
Ray A Young, East Sparta, OH (US);
John K Clark, Copley, OH (US);
Frederick W Miller, Akron, OH (US);
Richard L Galante, Akron, OH (US);
Terry J Waibel, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Michael A Kolowski, Mogadore, OH (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
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.