Pneumatic tire having carcass ply end portions anchored in each bead bundle
US4967821A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 14, 1988 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C15/0081
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pneumatic tire (10) having a pair of beads (15) each of which comprises a plurality of bundled together wire hoops (40), and a carcass ply (16) extending between the beads 15. The end portions (30) of the carcass ply are anchored in each bead bundle (15) by at least one hooped member (40), (22) or (23) incorporated in the bead configuration. The carcass ply (16) may be reinforced by a continuous cord formed as a series of windings looped around a pair of hooped support elements (22) or (23) which are incorporated into each bead (15) to occupy a position with the bead configuration.
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