Patent ID: 7017635

Claim:
A pneumatic radial ply truck tire comprising: a pair of axially-spaced bead cores, each bead core having a toe extending therefrom; a carcass formed of a single cord-reinforced radial ply with a central portion and lateral edge portions, each of said lateral edge portions not being wrapped around an associated one of said bead cores and having an end that is located axially outside and adjacent to an associated one of said bead cores; and a pair of ply flippers, wherein each ply flipper is wrapped around an associated bead core such that a first end of said ply flipper is positioned axially outside said bead core and a second end of said ply flipper is position axially inside said bead core, wherein said lateral edge portion of said radial ply is positioned axially inside of said first end of said ply flipper, wherein said toes extending from said bead cores are pulled downward, thereby reducing toe lifting.