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US 2014/0230987 A1Published application
Tire having an offset body ply construction
AssigneeBridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
InventorsJohn R. Sabistina, Kathleen A. Clemmer, Kent D. Weatherwax, Andrew D. Anderson, Elizabeth M. Beutler, Juan D. Leyva, John I. Stuckey
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a tire having an offset body ply construction are disclosed.
Claims20
A pneumatic tire, comprising:
- a tread portion;
- a first bead portion oriented on a first side of the tire;
- a first sidewall oriented on the first side of the tire;
- a second bead portion oriented on a second side of the tire;
- a second sidewall oriented on the second side of the tire;
- a first offset body ply extending about the first bead portion, along the first sidewall, and terminating at a point within the tread portion;
- and
- a second offset body ply extending about the second bead portion, along the second sidewall, and terminating at a point within the tread portion.
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A pneumatic tire, comprising:
- a belt comprising a first belt edge and a second belt edge;
- a first bead portion oriented on a first side of the tire;
- a first sidewall oriented on the first side of the tire;
- a second bead portion oriented on a second side of the tire;
- a second sidewall oriented on the second side of the tire;
- a first offset body ply extending about the first bead portion, along the first sidewall, and terminating at a point transversely between the first belt edge and the second side of the tire, radially outwardly of the second bead portion;
- a second offset body ply extending about the second bead portion, along the second sidewall, and terminating at a point transversely between the second belt edge and the first side of the tire, radially outwardly of the first bead portion.
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A pneumatic tire, comprising:
- a tread portion;
- a first bead portion oriented on a first side of the tire;
- a first sidewall oriented on the first side of the tire;
- a second bead portion oriented on a second side of the tire;
- a second sidewall oriented on the second side of the tire;
- a first offset body ply extending about the first bead portion, along the first sidewall, through the tread portion, along the second sidewall, and terminating at a first termination point,
- a second offset body ply extending about the second bead portion, along the second sidewall, through the tread portion, along the first sidewall, and terminating at a second termination point,
- wherein the first termination point is at a height T3, and
- wherein the second termination point is at a height T4.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.