Patent ID: 8322390

Claim:
A tire, comprising: a tread defining a footprint width, and the tread defining a center line; a first reinforcing layer comprising a steel belt defining a width from about 91% to about 98% of the footprint width; a second reinforcing layer disposed on top of the first reinforcing layer comprising a pair of steel belts equally spaced apart from the center line and on opposing sides of the center line, and the space between the belts being substantially filled by a gum strip; a wedge layer disposed on top of the second reinforcing layer; a third reinforcing layer disposed on top of the wedge layer and the second reinforcing layer and comprising a steel belt defining a width from about 90% to about 97% of the footprint width; at least a fourth reinforcing layer disposed on top of the third reinforcing layer and comprising a steel or nylon belt, the belt defining a width from about 60% to about 88% of the footprint width; and, wherein the width of the first reinforcing layer is greater than the width of the second, third and fourth reinforcing layers.