Wraparound structure for a belt package of a tire

A method for reinforcing a crown area of a tire comprises the steps of:

• extending a carcass ply from a first bead portion to a second bead portion;
• placing a belt structure radially outward of the carcass ply in the crown area of the tire, the belt structure including a first belt ply, a second belt ply, an overlay ply, a first wrap around strip, and a second wrap around strip;
• encompassing each axial edge of the first belt ply with a first wrap around strip;
• encompassing each axial edge of the second belt ply with a second wrap around strip;
• axially overlapping each axial edge of the overlay ply with a radially outer portion of the first wrap around strip;
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• axially overlapping a radially inner portion of a first wrap around strip with a radially outer portion of the second wrap around strip.