Patent ID: 9469162
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: B60C

Claim Text:
1. A pneumatic tire, comprising: first and second sidewalls each having a bead portion; a circumferential tread area extending between the sidewalls; first and second beads located in the bead portions of the first and second sidewalls, respectively; a first folded body ply sheet including two layers, the folded body ply sheet extending across the tread area, down through each sidewall such that the folded body ply sheet forms two body plies in each sidewall, around each of the beads, then back upward into each sidewall to form first and second looped turn-ups in the first and second sidewalls, respectively, such that there are no free turn-up ends of the first folded body ply sheet in the sidewalls; and first and second inserts received in the looped turn-ups in the first and second sidewalls, respectively, such that a minimum loop radius greater than one-half of a thickness of one layer of the folded body ply sheet is maintained.