Patent ID: 7195044

Claim:
A pneumatic tire, the tire having a tread, the tread having an external ground engaging surface and having at least two axially adjacent tread elements, the elements being separated by a groove, the groove having a depth D as measured from a base of the groove to the tread surface, and each element having opposing lateral sides, the tread being characterized by at least one biting element connecting the axially adjacent tread elements, wherein the at least one biting element has a single first portion extending along the lateral side of the first element, a second portion extending through the separating groove wherein the second portion of the biting element is divided into two sections, and a third portion extending from each second portion section, each third portion extending along the lateral side of the adjacent tread element, and each portion of the at least one biting element forming at least two distinct edges along the lateral sides of each tread element and in the separating groove.