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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2001
Michael Wallace Smith, Mogodore, OH (US);
Michael Raymond Dzurko, Massillon, OH (US);
Patrick David Marks, Uniontown, OH (US);
William James Head, Ravenna, OH (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A method for applying a plurality of reinforcement belts upon a toroidal tire carcass ( ). First and second reinforcement belts ( ) are first wrapped around the tire carcass. Then a first belt assembly ( ) of a third reinforced belt ( ) with elastomeric wedges ( ) embedded into side edges ( ) of the third belt is wrapped around the second belt ( ) so that the side edges ( ) of the second belt are spaced from the side edges ( ) of the third belt. An outer belt ( ) and a tread ( ) are applied about the third belt, and the tire carcass is ready to be cured in a tire mold.