摘要 |
Particular embodiments of the present invention comprise a tire tread having a length and a width. The tread further includes a thickness bounded by a top side for engaging a surface during tire operation and a bottom side. Moreover, the tread includes a top side void arranged along the top side of the tread and defining a wall extending depthwise within the tread thickness from the top side. Finally, the tread includes a projection extending outwardly from the wall and to a terminal end of the projection, the projection having a top side and a bottom side defining a thickness of the projection, the projection also having a length extending longitudinally along a length of the wall, the length of the wall extending perpendicular to a depthwise direction of the tread thickness. Further embodiments comprise a tire including a tire carcass and a tread as described in the preceding paragraph. |