Patent ID: 6868882

Claim:
A pneumatic super single radial truck tire ( 10 ) having at least one pair of parallel annular beads ( 17 ), at least one carcass ply ( 16 ) wrapped around said beads, a crown reinforcing structure comprising adjacent spliced belts plies ( 22 , 23 ) reinforced with steel cords and at least one helically wound belt ply ( 24 , 25 ) reinforced with straight high elongation steel cords, disposed over said at least one carcass ply in a crown area of said tire, a tread ( 28 ) disposed over said crown reinforcing structure, and sidewalls ( 26 ) disposed between said tread and said beads, characterized in that said at least one helically wound belt ply ( 24 , 25 ) is located between the at least one carcass ply and the radially innermost spliced belt ply; and wherein two strips ( 71 ) are located between the at least one carcass ply ( 16 ) and the radially inner helically wound belt ply ( 25 A), the cords reinforcing the strips ( 71 ) forming angles comprised between 40 and 80 degrees with respect to the equatorial plane of the tire (EP), the strip having each a width comprised between 10% and 45% of half the tread width TW/2, and the lateral outer end of each strip ( 71 ) being spaced a distance from the equatorial plane (EB71) comprised between 70% and 105% of half the tread width TW/2.