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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2009
Applicant:
Antoine Paturle, Pont-du-Chateau, FR;
Inventor:
Antoine Paturle, Pont-du-Chateau, FR;
Assignees:
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tire includes a tread strip configured in such a way that, beyond a predetermined radial wear threshold, at least one pair of first and second sounding cavities is exposed. Each first and second sounding cavity is arranged respectively in a first and second circumferential groove of the tread strip. Each sounding cavity of the pair is connected to the other sounding cavity of the pair by a sounding channel formed in the tread strip. Each cavity of the pair and the associated channel: