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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2012
Francois Dermience, Arlon, BE;
Denis Michel Philippe Gilon, Battice, BE;
Jean-louis Marie Félicien Thomas, Arlon, BE;
Philippe Cornu, Luxembourg/Limpersberg, LU;
François Philippe Depouhon, Arlon, BE;
Francois Dermience, Arlon, BE;
Denis Michel Philippe Gilon, Battice, BE;
Jean-Louis Marie Félicien Thomas, Arlon, BE;
Philippe Cornu, Luxembourg/Limpersberg, LU;
François Philippe Depouhon, Arlon, BE;
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a tire tread comprising a plurality of circumferential grooves separating circumferential ribs, each groove comprising a bottom and two sidewalls, and a plurality of laterally separated reinforcements, wherein one reinforcement is arranged adjacent each circumferential groove, and wherein each reinforcement extends from the radially inner surface of the tread in a radial direction at least to the bottom of an adjacent circumferential groove to form the bottom of that groove. Further, the invention relates to a tire comprising a tread in accordance with the present invention.