Patent ID: 8578988

Claim:
A pneumatic tire having a carcass and a belt reinforcing structure, the tire being mounted on a rim having flanges, the belt reinforcing structure comprising: a first, a second, and a third belt layer having cords arranged at an angle of 5 degrees or less with respect to the midcircumferential plane, and a first and second zigzag belt reinforcing structure, each of the zigzag belt reinforcing structures forming two layers of cords, the cords inclined at 5 to 30 degrees relative to the centerplane of the tire extending in alternation to turnaround points at each lateral edge, wherein the first zigzag belt reinforcing structure is the widest belt layer and one of the belt layers has a width greater than the width of the second zigzag belt reinforcing structure, wherein at least one of the first, second or third belt layers has a width in the range of 13% to 47% of the rim width between the flanges.