TIRE WITH TIRE TAG
First Claim
1. A pneumatic tire with tag embedded within reinforcing belt;
- the tire comprising;
a pneumatic tire body having a crown portion and a pair of sidewalls;
at least one reinforcing belt disposed in the crown portion of the pneumatic tire body;
the reinforcing belt having a splice; and
a tag carried by an adhesive disposed at the splice of the reinforcing belt.
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Abstract
A pneumatic tire includes a tire body having a crown portion and a pair of sidewalls. At least one reinforcing belt is disposed in the crown portion of the tire. A tag is carried by the reinforcing belt. In one embodiment, the tag is disposed in the location of one of the reinforcing cords that is disposed in the reinforcing belt. In another embodiment, the tag is disposed at the splice of the reinforcing belt. An alternative version of the tire has the tag carried in a depression formed in the outer surface of the tire sidewall. The tag may be encapsulated with an encapsulation material that is also disposed in the depression.
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17 Claims
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1. A pneumatic tire with tag embedded within reinforcing belt;
- the tire comprising;
a pneumatic tire body having a crown portion and a pair of sidewalls; at least one reinforcing belt disposed in the crown portion of the pneumatic tire body; the reinforcing belt having a splice; and a tag carried by an adhesive disposed at the splice of the reinforcing belt. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
- the tire comprising;
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2. The tire of claim 2, further comprising at least two reinforcing belts disposed in the crown portion of the pneumatic tire body;
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one of the reinforcing belts being disposed radially outwardly of the other reinforcing belt; and the tag carried by the outermost reinforcing belt.
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7. A pneumatic tire with tag embedded within reinforcing belt;
- the tire comprising;
a pneumatic tire body having a crown portion and a pair of sidewalls; at least one reinforcing belt disposed in the crown portion of the pneumatic tire body;
the reinforcing belt having a body that defines a radial inner surface and a radial outer surface; anda tag embedded within the reinforcing belt between the radial inner and outer surfaces of the body of the reinforcing belt. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- the tire comprising;
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13. A pneumatic tire with tag embedded within reinforcing belt;
- the tire comprising;
a pneumatic tire body having a crown portion and a pair of sidewalls; at least two reinforcing belts disposed in the crown portion of the pneumatic tire body;
each of the reinforcing belts having a body that defines a radial inner surface and a radial outer surface;one of the belts being disposed radially outwardly of the other belt to define an outermost reinforcing belt; and a tag embedded within the body of the outermost reinforcing belt between the radial inner surface and the radial outer surface of the outermost reinforcing belt. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
- the tire comprising;
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