CPC B60C 13/02 (2013.01) [B60C 11/01 (2013.01); B60C 13/002 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
1. A pneumatic tire comprising:
a tread having a shoulder with lateral grooves alternatingly formed between lugs in a circumferential direction, the lateral grooves, extending axially outwardly from a corner of the tread, extend radially inwardly to outer axial ends;
a sidewall;
protector ribs projecting from a profile of the tire having radially upper ends and radially lower ends, where adjacent protector ribs are separated from each other by a gap,
wherein a shape of a cross-section, taken along a meridian of the tire, of the radially uppermost end of each protector rib is convex inward in an axial direction,
and wherein each protector rib is arranged so that at least a first part of the radially uppermost end contacts an entire width of one of the lateral grooves at the outer axial end of the one of the lateral grooves.
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