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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karl Eric Sundkvist, Akron, OH (US);
Timothy Michael Rooney, Munroe Falls, OH (US);
Terry John Waibel, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Hiroyuki Aoki, Tokyo, JP;
Jin Osada, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 1/111 ; B60C / ; B60C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 1/111 ; B60C / ; B60C / ;
Abstract
An all-terrain vehicle tire ( ) operated at 4 psi (0.3 bar) or less inflation pressure has a plurality of lugs ( ) arranged in a pitched pattern for noise reduction. The ratio of small (S), medium (M) and large (L) pitches are preferably arranged with a maximum pitch variation between circumferentially adjacent pitches of 1.1 to 1.