Patent ID: 6431234
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: B60C,G01M,Y10S

Abstract:
A tire comprising:a tread surface defining a circumference of the tire and exerting a tangential force and a radial force when it contacts a road during a rotation of the tire, the tread surface including a first shoulder and a second shoulder, the first shoulder and the second shoulder each including tread blocks, each of the tread blocks including a road-contacting surface having leading and trailing edges; the entire road-contacting surface of at least one of the tread blocks on the first shoulder has a slope from its leading edge to its trailing edge in only a fist direction; the entire road-contacting surface of at least one of the tread blocks on the second shoulder has a slope from its leading edge to its trailing edge in only a second direction which is opposite the first direction; each slope is uniformly inclined between the leading and trailing edges; the tangential force exerted by the tread surface as it contacts a road during a rotation of the tire is uniform around the circunference of the tire; and the radial force exerted by the tread surface as it contacts a road during a rotation of the tire is uniform around the circumference of the tire.