Patent ID: 6845798
Filing Date: 2005-01-25
Classification: B29D,B60C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pneumatic tire having a tread, a belt structure, a pair of sidewalls, a pair of bead regions, one or more plies anchored in each bead region, the pair of bead regions each including an inextensible annular bead core and an elastomeric element disposed adjacent to each bead core, wherein: the elastomeric element is disposed axially outwardly from the bead core relative to the equatorial plane of the tire; the carcass ply having a pair of turnup ends within the bead regions that extend radially inward from the carcass ply and under the bead cores relative to the equatorial plane of the tire, the turnup ends continue under and are turned up wrapping around the elastomeric elements, wrapping around the elastomeric element with the locked end sections of the carcass ply located radially inward of the bead cores and anchored between the bead cores and the carcass plies; the bead core is in a side-by-side relationship with the elastomeric element; and the tire has a locked bead type of construction, a distinguishing characteristic of which is that there is no filler or apex disposed between a main portion and a turned up portion of the carcass ply.