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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2006
Robert Anthony Neubauer, Medina, OH (US);
Keith Carl Trares, Akron, OH (US);
Robert Bernard Nelson, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Joseph Kevin Hubbell, Akron, OH (US);
Robert Allen Losey, Kent, OH (US);
Ping Zhang, Hudson, OH (US);
Robert Anthony Neubauer, Medina, OH (US);
Keith Carl Trares, Akron, OH (US);
Robert Bernard Nelson, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Joseph Kevin Hubbell, Akron, OH (US);
Robert Allen Losey, Kent, OH (US);
Ping Zhang, Hudson, OH (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
The tire includes a first and second axially-spaced bead core, a carcass having at least one belt extending under a tread, and a first ply layer having first and second ends, a first end is located axially outside and adjacent a first bead core, and a second end that is located axially outside and adjacent a second bead core. The carcass further comprises first and second shoulder ply layers each shoulder ply layer having first and second ends, a first end is located under the tread belt, the shoulder ply extending down the side wall region with the second end folding from a position axially outside a respective bead core to a position axially inside and around the bead core. The carcass further comprises an additional reinforcement layer which wraps around the bead and is preferably positioned between the shoulder ply and the first ply layer, although not required.