Invention Application
- Patent Title: TIRE HAVING AN ASYMMETRIC BODY PLY CONSTRUCTION
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Application No.: US15507256Application Date: 2015-09-24
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Publication No.: US20170246906A1Publication Date: 2017-08-31
- Inventor: Justin M. Gehres
- Applicant: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
- International Application: PCT/US2015/051839 WO 20150924
- Main IPC: B60C3/06
- IPC: B60C3/06 ; B60C15/00

Abstract:
A pneumatic tire may have an outboard bead portion oriented on an outboard side of the tire, an inboard bead portion oriented on an inboard side of the tire, an outboard sidewall portion oriented on the outboard side of the tire, an inboard sidewall portion oriented on the inboard side of the tire, an outboard shoulder portion oriented on the outboard side of the tire, and at least one body ply. The body ply may extend about the outboard bead portion and have a first turnup that extends to at least the outboard shoulder portion. The body ply may extend about the inboard bead portion and have a second turnup that extends to, and terminates in, the inboard bead portion or the inboard sidewall portion, wherein the first turnup height is greater than the second turnup height. At least one belt may be oriented radially outward of the body ply.
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