Patent ID: 7950430

Claim:
A pneumatic tire comprising: a carcass; a tread disposed radially outward of said carcass; a sidewall including a shoulder that intersects said tread; and a belt reinforcing structure positioned radially between said carcass and said tread, the belt reinforcing structure including: two cut belts extending axially into said shoulder, six spiral wound belt layers including a first spiral wound belt layer and a second spiral wound belt layer, a plurality of overlapping first shoulder layers with at least one of the first shoulder layers terminating the first spiral wound belt layer, and at least one second shoulder layer terminating the second spiral wound belt layer, wherein the first spiral wound belt layer, the second spiral wound belt layer, the plurality of overlapping first shoulder layers, and the at least one second shoulder layer are formed by a continuous cord-reinforced strip having a strip width, and the at least one second shoulder layer is shifted relative to the plurality of overlapping first shoulder layers by a shift distance of less than one strip width.