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US 2010/0059155 A1Published application
Pneumatic tire having a high strength/high modulus polyvinyl alcohol carcass ply
OwnerWalter Kevin Westgate, Derek Shuttleworthinventors
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Abstract
A light weight pneumatic tire in accordance with the present invention includes a pair of parallel annular beads, a carcass ply comprising a polyvinyl alcohol crosslinked raw cord, a belt reinforcement structure disposed radially outward of the carcass ply in a crown area of the tire, a tread disposed radially outward of the belt reinforcement structure, and a pair of sidewalls disposed between the tread and the pair of beads. The polyvinyl alcohol crosslinked raw cord has a weight in the range of 1500 dtex to 2500 dtex.
Claims12
A light weight pneumatic tire comprising:
- a pair of parallel annular beads;
- a carcass ply comprising a crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol raw cord;
- a belt reinforcement structure disposed radially outward of the carcass ply in a crown area of the tire;
- a tread disposed radially outward of the belt reinforcement structure;
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- a pair of sidewalls disposed between the tread and the pair of beads, the polyvinyl alcohol crosslinked raw cord having a weight in the range of 1500 dtex to 2500 dtex.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.