TIRE TREAD HAVING A FLEXIBLE GATE APPARATUS

Various embodiments of a tire tread having one or more flexible gate apparatuses are disclosed. In one embodiment, a tire having a tread is provided, the tire comprising: a groove comprising a groove base and at least one groove sidewall; at least one flexible gate apparatus comprising a plurality o...

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Hauptverfasser:	BYRNE, FRANCIS, J, YURJEVICH, MARTIN, A
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES PERFORMING OPERATIONS REPAIRING, OR CONNECTING VALVES TO, INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIESIN GENERAL TRANSPORTING TYRE CHANGING OR REPAIRING TYRE INFLATION VEHICLE TYRES VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	Various embodiments of a tire tread having one or more flexible gate apparatuses are disclosed. In one embodiment, a tire having a tread is provided, the tire comprising: a groove comprising a groove base and at least one groove sidewall; at least one flexible gate apparatus comprising a plurality of adjacent flexible gate elements oriented in a single row across at least a portion of the groove; wherein the plurality of flexible gate elements extend from the groove base; wherein the at least one flexible gate apparatus comprises a rigidity such that the at least one flexible gate apparatus does not substantially deflect at the application of an air pressure during operation; and wherein the at least one flexible gate apparatus comprises a rigidity such that the at least one flexible gate apparatus deflects at the application of a water pressure during operation.