Patent ID: 6401774
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
An off-road ATV tire having a nominal rim diameter of 14 inches or less, a casing and a tread radially outward of the casing, the tread has an inner tread and a plurality of lugs, each lug having laterally inclined centerlines and extending radially outwardly from the inner tread, the tread comprises:a plurality of elongated pads, each elongated pad being oriented in a direction substantially parallel to the centerlines of circumferentially adjacent lugs, each pad having a base width  as measured from the inner tread and a radial height X,  being at least three times greater than X, wherein the radial height X of the elongated pad is less than the radial height of the lugs and each elongated pad has a pair of longitudinal sides, each longitudinal side having a slope of 30Â° or less as measured from the inner tread surface and a pair of tapered ends extending across the sides, the tapered ends being inclined at an angle of 45Â° or less relative to the inner tread surface, each elongated pad has a length L of at least 35% of the tread arc width.