Inventors:
John Eric Arnold - North Canton OH, US
International Classification:
B60C 9/02
Abstract:
A pneumatic tire includes a tread, a crown reinforcement radially inward of the tread, a pair of bead cores, a carcass structure radially inward of the crown reinforcement and wound around the bead cores, an innerliner radially inward of the carcass structure, and a barrier layer interposed between the carcass structure and the innerliner. The barrier layer includes two fabric pieces one on each side of a center line of the pneumatic tire. One end of each fabric piece is located near the centerline of the pneumatic tire. The other end of each fabric piece being wrapped around the bead cores and terminating at least at the radial outermost part of the bead cores.