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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2008
Joseph Thomas Janesh, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Delwyn Lovell Harvey, North Canton, OH (US);
Timothy Michael Rooney, Munroe Falls, OH (US);
Joseph Thomas Janesh, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Delwyn Lovell Harvey, North Canton, OH (US);
Timothy Michael Rooney, Munroe Falls, OH (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A tire is configured having first and second shoulder rows of shoulder tread elements opposite respective first and second interior rows of interior tread elements, separated respectively by circumferentially extending, zig-zag shaped first and second grooves within a tire tread region. Each groove is defined by opposed shoulder tread elements and interior tread elements and includes a circumferentially continuous see-through central groove portion extending parallel to a circumferential centerplane of the tread. The see-through circumferential grooves communicate with angular intermediate and shoulder lateral grooves having a relatively wide mouth dimension adjacent to a respective circumferential grooves. Staggered in and out shoulder regions within the shoulder tread elements facilitate gripping edges and prevent mud clogging of the shoulder grooves.