Tire tread wear indicator and molding device for forming a tread wear indicator
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorsAndre Cuny, Frank Severens, Anne-France Gabrielle Cambron
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Abstract
A tire has at least one tread wear indicator. Each wear indicator is a single mark that provides continuous information to the consumer, while changing its presentation based upon the amount of tread wear. The mold blade employed to form the ear indicator has a series of stacked portions, each portion having a different configuration, the configuration being constant for the length of each portion.
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A molding device for forming a tread wear indicator in a tread, the molding device comprising a mold blade, the mold blade being characterized by a series of stacked portions, each portion having a different configuration.
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