Pitch sequence
OwnerJack Edward Brown, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a tire having a tread comprising at least 33 repeating design cycles placed continuously about the circumference of the tire wherein the design cycles have a total of three different cycle lengths including a short length (S), a medium length (M) and a long length (L) wherein the pitch sequence is MSSSLMMSMLLMLLLMSMSSSMSLLLMMMSSSS.
Claims3
A tire having a tread containing lug tread elements and comprising repeating design cycles placed continuously about the circumference of said tire in a pitch sequence wherein said tread has only 33 repeating design cycles, said design cycles having a total of three different design cycle lengths including a short length (S), a medium length (M) and a long length (L) wherein the pitch sequence is MSSSLMMSMLLMLLLMSMSSSMSLLLMMMMSSSS and wherein the three design cycle lengths have a ratio of 9:10:11.
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