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US 6,158,490 AGranted
Elastomeric article with 2+1+9 or 2+1+9+1 metallic cord
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorThomas Walter Starinshak
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Abstract
A metallic cord has (a) a core composed of two filaments either parallel or intertwisted with each other, (b) a single filament surrounding the core and (c) a sheath of nine filaments surrounding the core and single filament. Preferably, the diameter of each filament ranges from about 0.15 to 0.4 mm. The cord may reinforce elastomeric articles such as tires, belts and hoses and preferably is used in a belt ply or carcass ply of a pneumatic tire.
Claims17
An elastomeric article comprising a metallic cord having a 2+1+9 or 2+1+9+1 structure comprising
- (a) a core composed of two filaments;
- (b) a single filament surrounding said core;
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- (c) a sheath of nine filaments surrounding said core and single filament.
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