Patent ID: 7086440

Claim:
A pneumatic tire comprising a tread with shoulders, a belt structure located below the tread, and a carcass with two sidewalls, two inextensible annular beads, and a radial ply structure, the radial ply structure having terminal ends located axially outward and radially inward of the belt structure, the tire characterized by: the shoulders each having a continuous curving radially outer profile; the belt structure comprising an annular layer of parallel cords directly adjacent to the radial ply structure, the annular layer having a pair of opposing annular edges and a continuous radius curve profile; an annular reinforcing strip layer located radially inward and directly adjacent of each annular layer edge along the edge of each annular layer, each strip layer being comprised of cords inclined at an angle of 0° to 5° relative to a centerline of the tire, each strip layer having a width of not greater than 20 mm as measured between terminal ends of the strip layer, and one terminal end of the strip layer extending axially outward of the belt structure, the amount of axial extension of the strip layer being greater than 0mm and not more than 10 mm.