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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2008
Matthew Lamb, Waxhaw, NC (US);
Matthew Lamb, Waxhaw, NC (US);
Continental Tire The Americas LLC, Fort Mill, SC (US);
Abstract
A pneumatic tire () has an inner shoulder (), an outer shoulder () and a tread () therebetween. The tread has a central axis (A) and includes a plurality of first grooves (). Each first groove has a first end () disposed near the outer shoulder and a second end () disposed near the inner shoulder so that each first groove crosses the central axis. The first end is spaced circumferentially from the second end. A plurality of second grooves () is provided with each second groove connecting the second end of a first groove to a first end of another first groove. The first and second grooves define a cascading repetition of tread blocks (). Chamfers () are defined on certain corners of the tread blocks that are adjacent to the first grooves.