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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2020
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Kevin J. Kosmac, Fairlawn, OH (US);
Austin J. Fischer, Akron, OH (US);
William H. Durivage, Akron, OH (US);
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
A tire includes a pair of beads and a plurality of body plies extending between the pair of beads, including at least a first body ply and a second body ply. The first body ply wraps around each of the pair of beads, and has a first pair of turn up portions having a first height. The second body ply wraps around each of the pair of beads, and has a second pair of turn up portions having a second height greater than the first height. Each of the second pair of turn up portions is axially inside each of the first turn up portions. The tire also includes a circumferential belt disposed radially above the plurality of body plies, a circumferential tread disposed radially above the circumferential belt, and a pair of sidewalls extending between the pair of beads and the circumferential tread. The tire also has a pair of stabilizer ply inserts, including a first stabilizer ply insert and a second stabilizer ply insert.