Patent ID: 6374883
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: B60C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A pneumatic tire comprising at least one pair of annular beads, at least one carcass ply wrapped around said beads, tread comprising a central portion and two shoulder portions disposed over said at least one carcass ply in a crown area of said tire, and sidewalls disposed between said tread and said beads; wherein said tread has a depth of 0.20 to 0.50 inch and two aquachannels each having a width comprising 4.5% to 7% of the tread width, and a depth comprising 63% to 83% of the tread depth; wherein the width of the central portion of said tread between the aquachannels comprises 90% to 110% of the total width of the two shoulder tread portions and wherein the tread is smooth except for the presence of the aquachannels.