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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2014
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Justin M. Gehres, Uniontown, OH (US);
Adam K. Nesbitt, Akron, OH (US);
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
A tire includes a circumferential tread, a pair of beads, and a pair of sidewalls. The tire further includes a plurality of circumferential belts disposed below the circumferential tread and extending in an axial direction. The plurality of circumferential belts include a lower belt and an upper belt. The tire also includes at least one gum strip. The at least one gum strip has a first portion in contact with a top surface of the lower belt and a bottom surface of the upper belt. The at least one gum strip has a second portion disposed below the lower belt.