Patent ID: 8118073

Claim:
A tire having a section height, a maximum section width, an upper section above the maximum section width, and a lower section below the maximum section width, the tire comprising: a circumferential tread; a pair of sidewalls; a pair of bead regions, each having a bead core; at least one carcass ply extending circumferentially about the tire from one bead region to the other, wherein the at least one carcass ply is wound outwardly about at least one of the bead cores to form a turn-up portion that terminates at a turn-up end, wherein the turn-up portion includes an outward facing concave segment that begins in the bead region and ends at a height that is between about 20% to about 50% of the section height of the tire; and a solid elastomeric insert provided between the turn-up portion and one of the sidewalls of the tire, wherein the solid elastomeric insert has a lower end positioned at a radial height above the bead core, extends upward above the turn-up portion, terminates at an upper end in the upper section of the tire, and extends circumferentially about the tire, and wherein the solid elastomeric insert assists in forming the outward facing concave segment of the turn-up portion.