Resilient tires and wheels – Tires – resilient – Anti-skid devices
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-05
2010-11-16
Maki, Steven D (Department: 1791)
Resilient tires and wheels
Tires, resilient
Anti-skid devices
C152S209270, C152SDIG020
Reexamination Certificate
active
07832439
ABSTRACT:
A pneumatic tire capable of preventing wandering without impairing wear resistance, including tread portion2having circumferential shoulder grooves6cextending at locations near ground contact edges E and lateral shoulder grooves7dextending between circumferential groove6cand ground contact edge E, and having square shoulders such that tread surface2aand buttress face14extending radially inwardly and axially outwardly from ground contact edge E intersects to form an edge or corner, wherein each shoulder block B4is provided with circumferential sipe11in a region apart axially inwardly from ground contact edge E by a distance of 2 mm or more and a distance of 10 mm or less, the buttress face14is provided with recess15extending circumferentially in at least a part of projection region Z obtained by projecting circumferential sipe11onto buttress face14, and radially innermost end15B of recess15is located at a radial position corresponding to a region ranging from 50 to 100% of the depth of circumferential sipe11.
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Ikeda Akio
Kageyama Naoki
Kishimoto Noriko
Terashima Masaki
Birch & Stewart Kolasch & Birch, LLP
Maki Steven D
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.
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