Tread wear profile tool
AssigneeBridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
InventorSamuel O. Givens
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Abstract
A tread wear profile tool for determining wear of a tire is provided, the tool comprising: a body having: a substantially planar shape, at least one groove index member extending distally from the body, wherein the at least one groove index member includes at least one traction element wear gauge, at least one traction element measurement member oriented on a distal edge of the body, and a distal profile; a tire having: a tread having a radially outer profile, the tread having at least one groove, at least one traction element, and two shoulders; and wherein: the distal profile of the body is a negative of the radially outer profile of the tread.
Claims20
A tread wear profile tool for determining wear of a tire, comprising:
- a body having:
- a substantially planar shape,
- at least one groove index member extending distally from the body,
- wherein the at least one groove index member includes at least one traction element wear gauge,
- at least one traction element measurement member oriented on a distal edge of the body, and
- a distal profile;
- a tire having:
- a tread having a radially outer profile, the tread having at least one groove, at least one traction element, and two shoulders;
- and
- wherein:
- the distal profile of the body is a negative of the radially outer profile of the tread.
A tread wear profile tool for determining wear of a tire, comprising:
- a body having:
- a substantially planar shape,
- at least one groove index member extending distally from the body,
- at least one wear gauge;
- at least one traction element wear finger having a distal end and a proximal end,
- wherein the at least one traction element wear finger is an elongated element having a longitudinal length that extends parallel to the body,
- wherein the at least one traction element wear finger is contained within a retention member connected to the body, and
- wherein the at least one traction element wear finger slides longitudinally along a longitudinal axis of the at least one traction element wear finger;
- and
- a tire having:
- a tread having a radially outer profile, the tread having at least one groove, at least one traction element, and two shoulders.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.