Patent ID: 7267149

Claim:
A pneumatic tire for heavy vehicle service, comprising: a carcass; a tread disposed radially outward of said carcass and including a footprint width of 7.89 inches; a sidewall intersecting said tread at a shoulder; and a belt reinforcing structure positioned radially between said carcass and said tread, said belt reinforcing structure including a first belt layer and a second belt layer arranged radially outward from said first belt, said first belt layer having a first cured width of 7.80 inches, said second belt layer having a second cured width of 7.20 inches, and said second belt layer having a greater weight per unit width than said first belt layer, said first belt layer including a plurality of first monofilament steel cords with a first wire gauge, and said second belt layer including a plurality of second monofilament steel cords of a second wire gauge different than said first wire gauge; wherein said first belt is formed from material having fourteen ends per inch and said first monofilament steel cords have a wire gauge of 0.0429 inches; wherein said second belt is formed from material having nine ends per inch and said second monofilament steel cords have a wire gauge of 0.0555 inches.