Segmented tire mold to reduce flash

In combination a tire and a mold for vulcanizing said tire, said tire having a crown portion and a pair of sidewalls extending from the crown portion to bead areas, a tread pattern formed in the crown portion having a skid surface and tread lugs projecting therefrom, a body ply carcass, a reinforcing belt package, and a nylon reinforcement strip located between the skid surface and said belt package;

• said mold having an annular array of movable tread mold segments having an inner circumferential surface and inwardly extending projections which form the tread pattern in the tire including the skid surface and tread lugs projecting therefrom, and first and second sidewall mold plates which are in contact with the tread mold segments when the mold is in a closed position and forming a pair of circumferentially extending mold parting lines between the tread mold segments and the sidewall mold plates, said parting lines being located generally in axial alignment with the nylon reinforcement strip and in an area defined between the skid surface and belt package of the tire.