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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2008
James Oral Hunt, Akron, OH (US);
Michael Christopher Kulton, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Paul Bryson Allen, Medina, OH (US);
Timothy Lee Fry, Akron, FL (US);
James Oral Hunt, Akron, OH (US);
Michael Christopher Kulton, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Paul Bryson Allen, Medina, OH (US);
Timothy Lee Fry, Akron, FL (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A wrap-around toeguardfor a pneumatic tirehas a carcass plyor plieswith a locked tie-in construction. Each wrap-around toeguardis a non cord reinforced elastomeric unitary strip wound 360.degree. in a singular annular bead. The wrap-around toeguard cord reinforced unitary stripcan be formed of a single elastomeric composition having a shore hardness D of greater than 40. Alternatively the wrap-around toeguard may additionally include an apex portionand a chafer portionalong with the toeguard portion, each portionbeing co-extruded or otherwise hot formed and shaped with the toeguard portionto form the unitary stripand can have distinct elastomeric composition relative to the toeguard portion