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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2008
Robert F. Brown, Mr. Vernon, IL (US);
Robert F. Brown, Mr. Vernon, IL (US);
CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AMERICA, INC., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A tire () having a tread () includes a plurality of laterally spaced, circumferentially extending continuous ribs () defining grooves (). Each groove has oppositely facing sidewalls () and a bottom surface (). A first set of stone bumpers is provided with each stone bumper () projecting laterally from one of the sidewalls with an end () extending towards the other sidewall of the groove. A second set of stone bumpers is provided with each stone bumper (') projecting from the other sidewall with an end () extending towards the one sidewall of the groove. Each stone bumper of the first and second sets of stone bumpers 1) is integral with the associated sidewall and with a portion of the bottom surface of the groove, and 2) includes a cutout () defining a surface that is spaced from and in opposing relation to the bottom surface of the groove.