Patent ID: 8863800

Claim:
A pneumatic tire comprising a pair of bead cores and a carcass formed of a ply, the ply consisting of a carcass body section extending toroidally between the pair of bead cores and a pair of carcass folded sections each extending from the carcass body section and folded axially outwardly around the respective bead core, each carcass folded section having a widthwise outer skin rubber, wherein radially above each bead core the carcass comprises a first portion in which a distance between ply cords of the carcass body section and the carcass folded section gradually decreases from a position of the bead core toward outside in a radial direction of the tire, a second portion in which the distance between the ply cords gradually increases from the first portion toward outside in the radial direction of the tire, and a third portion in which the distance between the ply cords gradually decreases from the second portion toward outside in the radial direction of the tire, and wherein a notched portion is provided on the widthwise outer skin rubber of the carcass folded section of the second portion by notching the widthwise outer skin rubber inwardly in the width direction of the tire, the notched portion existing exclusively on the widthwise outer skin rubber of the carcass folded section of the second portion and no notched portion existing on the widthwise outer skin rubber of the carcass folded section of any of the first portion and the third portion.