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Pneumatic tire bead area construction for improved chafer cracking resistance during run-flat operation

  • US 20030111152A1
  • Filed: 12/06/2001
  • Published: 06/19/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A pneumatic tire having one or more carcass plies extending between two inextensible beads adapted for mounting on a wheel rim that has a rim flange on each axial side of the tire, and each bead being surrounded by a bead area including a chafer that comprises the portion of the bead area that is in contact with the rim flange, the tire characterized by:

  • a chafer reinforcement fabric component positioned at a surface where the chafer contacts the wheel rim flange.

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