Abstract: A tire tread comprises elements in relief which are provided with undulated or broken line incisions. These incisions, which are of a width of less than 1 mm, have smaller amplitudes at the bottom of the incisions than at the surface of the tread.

Abstract: In order to prevent the edges of the crown reinforcement of radial carcass tires whose tread contains oblong elements in relief or blocks (tires for earth-moving vehicles and for drive wheels of agricultural tractors) from deforming during the vulcanization of these tires in the vulcanization mold, at least some of these oblong blocks are provided with a furrow whose depth is between 1/2 and 6/5 of the radial height of the oblong block in question and whose length is not greater than 1/3 of the length of the oblong block. The element in relief which, within the mold, serves to mold the furrow within the oblong block of the tread prevents the folding and/or deformation of the crown reinforcement of the tire.

Abstract: Tire intended for winter travel, having a tread comprising relief elements provided with slits inclined with respect to the normal to the tread and which are close to each other and form strips between each other, is improved due to the fact that, when the tire is not under load, the slits are inclined with respect to said normal by an angle at most equal to 45.degree. in the direction of the tangential stresses on the tire exerted by the ground and due to the fact that these slits have a width which is other than zero.