Light weight fiberglass belted radial tire
US6016858A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T152/10846
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A very light weight tire 10 has at least one radial ply 38 and a fiberglass belt structure 36 covered by an overlay 59 having cords 80 selected from the group of aramid, rayon, PEN, PET and PVA. The tire 10 has a very thin or reduced gauge (t) undertead 13. The tire 10 can be made having very low rolling resistance due to the combination of casing structure and the reduced rubber mass.
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