Patent ID: 6450223
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: B60C,Y10S

Abstract:
A pneumatic tire for use on paved surfaces comprising a pair of annular beads, at least one carcass ply wrapped around said annular beads, a tread disposed over said at least one carcass ply in a crown area of said tire, and sidewalls disposed between said tread and said beads, said tread comprising shoulder lugs and center lugs, wherein the shoulder lugs are separated by shoulder lateral grooves and the center lugs are separated by center lateral grooves with the center lateral grooves terminating in the shoulder lugs and the shoulder lateral grooves terminating in the center lugs, where an aquachannel separates said shoulder lugs from said center lugs, said tread having a footprint net-to-gross ratio of 60% to 68% and said aquachannel having a width of about 10% to 12% of the total tread width based on a design width of the tread, and a depth of 90% to 100% of total tread depth, and the tread further comprising two circumferential grooves each having a width of 3% to 5% of the tread width based on the design width of the tread, and wherein said tire has a footprint that is wider than it is long.