Patent ID: 9610807
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B29D,B60C

Claim:
1. A tire comprising an overlay having crown and shoulder sections, wherein (i) the overlay in the crown section of the tire comprises an elastomer and short polymeric or non-polymeric reinforcing fibers present in an amount of from 0.1 to 10 parts fiber per hundred parts of elastomer, the short reinforcing fibers having a tenacity of at least 2 grams per dtex, a modulus of at least 10 grams per dtex and a length of from 0.1 to 8 mm and wherein the short reinforcing fibers are the only reinforcing fibers in the crown section and the fibers are aligned substantially parallel to each other in an orientation within the overlay selected from the group consisting of circumferential, meridional, radial, and combinations thereof, and (ii) the shoulder sections of the overlay of the tire comprises cords of continuous filament polymeric fibers or continuous strands of metal or combinations thereof, the cords being aligned in a circumferential direction around the tire and wherein the continuous filament polymeric fibers or continuous strands of metal or combinations thereof are the only reinforcing fibers in the shoulder section.