Mud and snow tire

1 . A pneumatic tire assembly comprising:

a tread portion including one or more traction features;

a first sidewall portion coupled to the tread portion; and

a first bead portion coupled to the first sidewall portion;

wherein the first sidewall portion includes multiangle first tread traction features positioned proximate the tread portion including a discontinuous nominally circular pattern around the tire, generally concentric with the first bead portion, wherein individual portions of the multiangle first tread traction features are angled with respect to a tangent line of the discontinuous nominally circular pattern and extend down the first sidewall portion in a radial direction of the discontinuous nominally circular pattern toward the first bead portion enabling self-cleaning of the first tread traction features and configured to provide improved grip with respect to material through which the pneumatic tire assembly travels, wherein the multiangle first tread traction features include a layered structure including a first tier multiangle tread traction feature protruding from the first sidewall portion outwardly in a direction generally perpendicular to a plane of the first sidewall portion and a second tier multiangle tread traction feature protruding from the first tier multiangle traction feature outwardly in a direction generally perpendicular to a plane of the first tier multiangle tread traction feature, the second tier multiangle tread traction feature including a three-peaked structure extending in the radial direction toward the first bead portion with a central peaked feature having a greatest radial extent of the three-peaked structure, and including a step between the first tier multiangle tread traction feature and the second tier multiangle tread traction feature.

2 . The pneumatic tire assembly of claim 1 wherein the multiangle first tread traction features positioned proximate the tread portion stand proud of the first sidewall portion.

3 . The pneumatic tire assembly of claim 1 wherein the first sidewall portion includes first bead traction features positioned proximate the first bead portion.

4 . The pneumatic tire assembly of claim 3 wherein the first bead traction features positioned proximate the first bead portion include:

multiangle first bead traction features positioned proximate the first bead portion.

5 . The pneumatic tire assembly of claim 3 wherein the first bead traction features positioned proximate the first bead portion stand proud of the first sidewall portion.

6 . The pneumatic tire assembly of claim 1 further comprising:

a second sidewall portion coupled to the tread portion; and

a second bead portion coupled to the second sidewall portion.

7 . The pneumatic tire assembly of claim 6 wherein the second sidewall portion includes multiangle second tread traction features positioned proximate the tread portion.

8 . The pneumatic tire assembly of claim 7 wherein the multiangle second tread traction features positioned proximate the tread portion stand proud of the second sidewall portion.

9 . The pneumatic tire assembly of claim 7 wherein the second sidewall portion includes second bead traction features positioned proximate the second bead portion.

10 . The pneumatic tire assembly of claim 9 wherein the second bead traction features positioned proximate the second bead portion include:

multiangle second bead traction features positioned proximate the second bead portion.

11 . The pneumatic tire assembly of claim 9 wherein the second bead traction features positioned proximate the second bead portion stand proud of the second sidewall portion.

12 . A pneumatic tire assembly comprising:

a tread portion including one or more traction features;

a first sidewall portion coupled to the tread portion;

a first bead portion coupled to the first sidewall portion, wherein the first sidewall portion includes multiangle first tread traction features positioned proximate the tread portion, the first tread traction features including a discontinuous nominally circular pattern around the tire generally concentric with the first bead portion, wherein individual portions of the multiangle first tread traction features are angled with respect to a tangent line of the discontinuous nominally circular pattern and extend down the first sidewall portion in a radial direction of the discontinuous nominally circular pattern toward the first bead portion enabling self-cleaning of the first tread traction features and configured to provide improved grip with respect to material through which the pneumatic tire assembly travels, wherein the multiangle first tread traction features include a layered structure including a first tier multiangle tread traction feature protruding from the first sidewall portion outwardly in a direction generally perpendicular to a plane of the first sidewall portion and a plurality of multi-toothed traction features protruding from the first tier multiangle tread traction feature outwardly in a direction generally perpendicular to a plane of the first tier multiangle tread traction feature, the multi-toothed traction features including a three-peaked structure extending in the radial direction toward the first bead portion with a central peaked feature having a greatest radial extent of the multi-toothed structures, and including a step between the first tier multiangle tread traction feature and the plurality of multi-toothed traction features, and wherein each of the plurality of multi-toothed traction features is separated from adjacent multi-toothed traction features;

a second sidewall portion coupled to the tread portion; and

a second bead portion coupled to the second sidewall portion, wherein the second sidewall portion includes multiangle second tread traction features positioned proximate the tread portion, the second tread traction features including a discontinuous nominally circular pattern around the tire generally concentric with the second bead portion, wherein individual portions of the multiangle second tread traction features are angled with respect to a tangent line of the discontinuous nominally circular pattern and extend down the second sidewall portion in a radial direction of the nominally circular pattern toward the second bead portion enabling self-cleaning of the second tread traction features and configured to improve grip with respect to material through which the pneumatic tire assembly travels, wherein the multiangle second tread traction features include a plurality of multi-toothed traction features.

13 . The pneumatic tire assembly of claim 12 wherein the first tread traction features positioned proximate the first tread portion stand proud of the first sidewall portion.

14 . The pneumatic tire assembly of claim 12 wherein the second tread traction features positioned proximate the second tread portion stand proud of the second sidewall portion.

15 . A pneumatic tire assembly comprising:

a tread portion including one or more traction features;

a first sidewall portion coupled to the tread portion;

a first bead portion coupled to the first sidewall portion, wherein the first sidewall portion includes:

first bead traction features positioned proximate the first bead portion, and

multiangle first tread traction features positioned proximate the tread portion including a discontinuous nominally circular pattern around the tire generally concentric with the first bead portion, wherein individual portions of the multiangle first tread traction features are angled with respect to a tangent line of the discontinuous nominally circular pattern and extend down the first sidewall portion in a radial direction of the discontinuous nominally circular pattern toward the first bead portion enabling self-cleaning of the first tread traction features and configured to provide improved grip with respect to material through which the pneumatic tire assembly travels, wherein the multiangle first tread traction features include a layered structure including a first tier multiangle tread traction feature protruding from the first sidewall portion outwardly in a direction generally perpendicular to a plane of the first sidewall portion and a plurality of multi-toothed traction features protruding from the first tier multiangle trad traction feature outwardly in a direction generally perpendicular to a plane of the first tier multiangle tread traction feature, the multi-toothed traction features including a three-peaked structure extending in the radial direction toward the first bead portion with a central peaked feature having a greatest radial extent of the multi-toothed traction features, and including a step between the first tier multiangle tread traction feature and the plurality of multi-toothed traction features, and wherein each of the plurality of multi-toothed traction features is separated from adjacent multi-toothed traction features;

a second sidewall portion coupled to the tread portion; and

a second bead portion coupled to the second sidewall portion, wherein the second sidewall portion includes:

second bead traction features positioned proximate the second bead portion, and

multiangle second tread traction features positioned proximate the tread portion, wherein individual portions of the multiangle second tread traction features are angled with respect to a tangent line.

16 . The pneumatic tire assembly of claim 15 wherein the first bead traction features positioned proximate the first bead portion include:

multiangle first bead traction features positioned proximate the first bead portion.

17 . The pneumatic tire assembly of claim 15 wherein the first bead traction features positioned proximate the first bead portion stand proud of the first sidewall portion.

18 . The pneumatic tire assembly of claim 15 wherein the second bead traction features positioned proximate the second bead portion include:

multiangle second bead traction features positioned proximate the second bead portion.

19 . The pneumatic tire assembly of claim 15 wherein the second bead traction features positioned proximate the second bead portion stand proud of the second sidewall portion.

20 . The pneumatic tire assembly of claim 15 wherein the multiangle first tread traction features positioned proximate the tread portion stand proud of the first sidewall portion.

21 . The pneumatic tire assembly of claim 15 wherein the multiangle second tread traction features positioned proximate the tread portion stand proud of the second sidewall portion.