Pneumatic tire
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorsJonathan Michael DiMonte, Brent Reynir Koch, Mark Allen Grund, Edward Earl Simmons
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Abstract
A pneumatic tire is disclosed and comprises a tread, a belt package located radially beneath the tread, a pair of bead cores, a pair of sidewalls, with each sidewall extending between the tread and each bead core, a carcass comprising a first carcass ply extending under the tread and being anchored to each bead core, wherein the first carcass ply has a reinforced stiffener applied thereto, wherein the carcass further comprising a second carcass ply, wherein the second carcass ply extends under the tread and is anchored to each bead core.
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A pneumatic tire comprising a tread, a belt package located radially beneath the tread, a pair of bead cores, a pair of sidewalls, with each sidewall extending between the tread and each bead core, a carcass comprising a first carcass ply extending under the tread and being anchored to each bead core, wherein the first carcass ply has a reinforced stiffener applied thereto, wherein the carcass further comprising a second carcass ply, wherein the second carcass ply extends under the tread and is anchored to each bead core.
A method of building a tire on a tire building drum, the method comprising the steps of:
- applying an innerliner to the tire building drum,
- applying a first layer of ply over the inner liner, wherein the first layer of ply has a reinforced stiffener secured thereto,
- applying a second layer of ply, setting a first and second bead core over each end of the first and second layer of ply and then turning up each lateral end of the first and second layer of ply forming a respective turned up end, wherein the reinforced stiffener is positioned in the tire sidewall area of the finished tire.
A pneumatic tire comprising a tread, a belt package located radially beneath the tread, a pair of bead cores, a pair of sidewalls, with each sidewall extending between the tread and each bead core, a carcass comprising a first carcass ply extending under the tread and being anchored to each bead core, wherein the carcass further comprising a second carcass ply, wherein the second carcass ply extends under the tread and is anchored to each bead core, and wherein a reinforced stiffener is positioned in the sidewall of the tire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.