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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2008
Applicant:
John Kotanides, Jr., Canton, OH (US);
Inventor:
John Kotanides, Jr., Canton, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Inc., Akron, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 9/18 (2006.01); B60C 9/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to light weight tire devices comprising a plurality of layers of steel belts. The layers are each a predetermined fraction of the footprint width, and the width of each layer can vary from one layer to another. Some embodiments also include a pair of wedge strips disposed between two reinforcing layers. Furthermore, some embodiments can include a split belt, wherein the gap between the split belts is substantially occupied by a gum strip. Additionally, the belt ply cords can be angled according to one or more patterns.