Patent ID: 6026878
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: B60C,Y10T

Abstract:
A tire having a tread, a belt structure and a carcass radially inward of the tread and the belt structure, the carcass comprising:one ply reinforced with substantially inextensible cords having a minimum modulus E of 10 GPa, the ply having a pair of turnup ends wrapped around a pair of inextensible bead cores, the carcass having a pair of sidewall structures and in each sidewall structure the carcass has a runflat insert radially inward of the ply and an elastomeric bead filler runflat insert radially above each bead core and located between the one ply and the turnup ends, the filler extending from each bead core radially outward in proximity to the belt structure, wherein the turnup ends extend radially outward to a terminal end lying under the belt structure.