Patent ID: 6983776
Filing Date: 2006-01-10
Classification: B60C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A structurally supported resilient tire, comprising a ground contacting tread portion and sidewall portions extending radially inward from said tread portion and anchored in bead portions for securing the tire to a wheel, the tire further comprising: a carcass ply having at least two layers extending between the bead portions and including parallel reinforcing cords oriented relative to the tire equatorial plane at an angle greater than about 10° and less than about 45°, the cords of said at least two layers being mutually oblique; an elastomeric shear layer disposed radially outward of said reinforced ply; and a membrane adhered to the radially outward extent of said elastomeric shear layer, wherein said membrane and a portion of said carcass ply disposed radially inward of said shear layer each have a longitudinal tensile modulus greater than the shear modulus of said shear layer.