THREE-DIMENSIONAL TIRE SIPE

Various embodiments of a tire having a three-dimensional tire sipe are disclosed. In one embodiment, a tire having a sipe is provided, the tire comprising: opposing tread element portions separated by the sipe, each opposing tread element portion including a plurality of positive elements and a plurality of negative elements, wherein the plurality of positive elements and the plurality of negative elements include three substantially quadrilateral-shaped planar surfaces, each planar surface being oriented relative to another planar surface by an angle of 90 degrees, wherein the three planar surfaces meet at a rounded terminal portion, wherein the sipe includes a radially outer zig-zag portion, wherein the sipe includes a radially inner three-dimensional portion radially inward of the radially outer zig-zag portion, and wherein the sipe includes a radially inner zig-zag portion radially inward of the radially inner three-dimensional portion.