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US 2020/0324579 A1Published application
Winter tire stud arrangement
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorFrédéric Michel-Jean Pons
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Abstract
An arrangement of studs are inserted into a tread portion of a tire. The arrangement includes a plurality of first studs protruding from an unworn tread portion for contacting a surface and a plurality of second studs embedded in the tread portion such that the second studs protrude from a worn tread portion as the tread portion wears against the surface.
Claims15
An arrangement of studs inserted into a tread portion of a tire, the arrangement comprising:
- a plurality of first studs protruding from an unworn tread portion for contacting a surface;
- and
- a plurality of second studs embedded in the tread portion such that the second studs protrude from a worn tread portion as the tread portion wears against the surface.
A stud configuration for a tire tread comprising:
- a first plurality of studs disposed at a first radial depth of the tire tread;
- a second plurality of studs disposed at a second radial depth of the tire tread;
- and
- a third plurality of studs disposed at a third radial depth of the tire tread, the first radial depth being greater than the second radial depth and the second radial depth being greater than the third radial depth.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.