Patent ID: 7971615

Claim:
A pneumatic tire comprising: a first and second axially-spaced bead core; a carcass having at least one belt extending under a tread, and a first ply layer having first and second ends, a first end is located axially outside and adjacent a first bead core but does not wrap around the first bead core, and a second end that is located axially outside and adjacent a second bead core but does not wrap around the second bead core; the carcass further comprising first and second shoulder ply layers, each shoulder ply layer having first and second ends, a first end is located under the tread belt, the shoulder ply extending down the side wall region with the second end folding from a position axially outside a respective bead core to a position axially inside and around the bead core, the carcass further comprising a reinforcement layer having a first end located radially outward of said bead cores, and a second end which extends to a position axially inside and around the bead core.