Patent ID: 8205652

Claim:
A pneumatic tire comprising: a carcass, a tread, and a belt reinforcing structure located radially outward of the carcass and radially inward of the tread, a pair of sidewalls, each sidewall located radially outward of one of the pair of bead portions, a first and second apex, and a first and second insert, wherein the carcass further includes a first reinforcing ply extending under the tread, wherein the first insert and second inserts are positioned between an innerliner and the first reinforcing ply, wherein a radially inner end of the first insert overlaps with a radially outer end of the second insert, wherein the second insert has a axially inner surface having a radially inner portion and a radially outer portion, wherein the curvature of the radially outer portion is concave and the curvature of the radially inner portion is convex.