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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2004
Applicants:
Mark Leonard Bonko, Uniontown, OH (US);
Carl Kenneth Safreed, Jr., Canton, OH (US);
Paul John Peterson, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Inventors:
Mark Leonard Bonko, Uniontown, OH (US);
Carl Kenneth Safreed, Jr., Canton, OH (US);
Paul John Peterson, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/24 (2006.01); B60C 11/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pneumatic drive tire for tracked vehicles is provided having an outer tread surface divided into two zones. The first tread zone has a plurality of lugs and grooves, the grooves may extend across the entire first zone creating soil discharge channels. The soil discharge channels preferably extend into the shoulder. The tire has a second tread zone with no lugs or grooves.