Patent ID: 6250353
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: B60C,Y10S

Abstract:
A tread for a pneumatic tire, the tread having a plurality of traction elements arranged in three circumferentially repeating rows; a middle row, and a first shoulder row and a second shoulder row, the tread characterized in that the middle row has chevron-shaped elements having a truncated apex, each adjacent chevron-shaped traction element alternating in orientation circumferentially around the tread, each shoulder row has a pair of laterally extending shoulder lugs; a first laterally extending shoulder lug having a narrow axially inner end directed circumferentially aligned with the truncated apex of the chevron and extending toward and adjacent to an open end of the chevron, and a second laterally extending shoulder lug having an enlarged axially inner end circumferentially aligned with and extending toward and adjacent to the truncated apex of the chevron and, wherein the first laterally extending shoulder lug has the narrow axially inner end sloping radially inwardly to a location at least halfway into the open end of the chevron.