A stud is configured to be inserted into a tread portion of a tire. The stud includes a tip end protruding from the tread portion for contacting a surface, and a base including a flanged bottom portion provided on an end opposite the tip end and extending radially outward, a stump portion provided between the bottom portion and the tip end, and a shank portion interconnecting the stump portion and the bottom portion. The base is embedded and secured in the tread portion of the tire in which the stud is installed. The bottom portion has a tear-drop shape consisting of three planar sides and one semi-cylindrical side. The stump portion has a polygonal shape consisting of three concave sides, two convex sides, and one planar side.
WINTER TIRE STUD
23.04.2020
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60C VEHICLE TYRES , Fahrzeugreifen |