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  2. Siping (rubber) - Wikipedia

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    Zigzag sipes on tire tread. Siping is a process of cutting thin slits across a rubber surface to improve traction in wet or icy conditions. Siping was invented and patented in 1923 under the name of John F. Sipe. [1] [2] The story told on various websites is that, in the 1920s, Sipe worked in a slaughterhouse and grew tired of slipping on the ...

  3. Tire tread - Wikipedia

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    The word tread is often used casually to refer to the pattern of grooves molded into the rubber, but those grooves are correctly called the tread pattern, or simply the pattern. The grooves are not the tread, they are in the tread. This distinction is especially significant in the case of racing slicks, which have much tread but no grooves.

  4. Talk:Siping (rubber) - Wikipedia

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    The first commercial use of siping was a year earlier, where Tecalemit used a knife-cutting process almost identical to Sipe's original patent as a means of recutting worn treads. Europe also abandoned the slow process of literally knife cutting in favour of steel blades in the tread moulds, forming the sipes by moulding.

  5. Snow tire - Wikipedia

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    A narrower aspect ratio between the diameter of the tire and the tread width to minimize resistance from the plowing effect of the tire through deeper snow; Hydrophilic rubber compounds that improve friction on wet surfaces; Additional siping, or thin slits in the rubber, that provide more biting edges and improve traction on wet or icy ...

  6. Snow socks - Wikipedia

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    Snow socks are sold in pairs and come in sizes that are specific to a range of tire codes.Snow sock sizes are available for different motor vehicle classes, but most snow sock brands focus on cars and pickup trucks rather than semi-trailer trucks or larger vehicles.

  7. Bar grip - Wikipedia

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    They perform well on snow and carry chains well, but their large area of smooth unbroken rubber makes them poor performers on ice. The small footprint of the bar grip tread makes them perform poorly on sand. Even in the 1930s, 'balloon' tyres with wider treads, smaller tread patterns and lower pressures, were available for desert use. [5] [6]

  8. Tire manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    Coatings protect the steel from corrosion. Copper in the alloy and sulfur in the rubber cross-link to produce copper sulfide, which improves bonding of the bead to the rubber. Beads are inflexible and inelastic, and provide the mechanical strength to fit the tire to the wheel. Bead rubber includes additives to maximize strength and toughness of ...

  9. Tire uniformity - Wikipedia

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    The radial axis runs from the tire center toward the tread, and is the vertical axis running from the roadway through the tire center toward the vehicle. This axis supports the vehicle's weight. The lateral axis runs sideways across the tread. This axis is parallel to the tire mounting axle on the vehicle.

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