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Pneumatic tire having lug pattern

Assignee: Bridgestone Corp
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Filing: 1977-05-26
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Granted: 1979-12-04
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Expires: 1997-05-26
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Abstract

Abstract A pneumatic tire having a lug pattern is disclosed. The tire comprises a breaker composed of a plurality of plies superimposed one upon the other and each having an offset projected from the equatorial plane of the tire and a textile cord cover layer superimposed about the breaker and extending across two sidewalls. The cords of the breaker plies are disposed along two directions crossed through the textile cord cover layer at an angle of a range between 50° and 130° with respect to the axial direction of the lug.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hiroshi Nojima
  • 👤 Masahiro Nishimura

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 02:01
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60C; B60C9/00; B60C9/18; B60C9/20; B60C9/2003; B60C9/2009; B60C11/00; B60C11/03; B60C11/0311; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T152/00; Y10T152/10; Y10T152/10495; Y10T152/10765; Y10T152/10792

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 222 words
A pneumatic tire having a lug pattern comprising a pair of bead portions, sidewalls joined to said bead portions, a carcass extending from one bead portion to the other, a breaker composed of at least two plies arranged by cords parallel to one another in each ply and disposed between said carcass and a tread portion, tread portion being disposed between said sidewalls and having a lug pattern composed of lugs spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the tire and symmetrically disposed along two directions crossed with each other with respect to the equatorial plane of the tire, the improvement comprising; a textile cord cover layer superimposed around said breaker, said cover layer having side ends extending to each of the side walls, each ply of the breaker having an offset projected from the equatorial plane of the tire so that outer regions of one of the breaker plies and said lugs face each other, the cords of said breaker plies being continuous and being arranged along two directions crossed through said cover layer at an angle of a range between 50° and 130° with respect to the axial direction of said lug, and the outer ends of each of said breaker plies terminating within said sidewalls above said bead portions outside the region of said tread portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 222 words
A pneumatic tire having a lug pattern comprising a pair of bead portions, sidewalls joined to said bead portions, a carcass extending from one bead portion to the other, a breaker composed of at least two plies arranged by cords parallel to one another in each ply and disposed between said carcass and a tread portion, tread portion being disposed between said sidewalls and having a lug pattern composed of lugs spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the tire and symmetrically disposed along two directions crossed with each other with respect to the equatorial plane of the tire, the improvement comprising; a textile cord cover layer superimposed around said breaker, said cover layer having side ends extending to each of the side walls, each ply of the breaker having an offset projected from the equatorial plane of the tire so that outer regions of one of the breaker plies and said lugs face each other, the cords of said breaker plies being continuous and being arranged along two directions crossed through said cover layer at an angle of a range between 50° and 130° with respect to the axial direction of said lug, and the outer ends of each of said breaker plies terminating within said sidewalls above said bead portions outside the region of said tread portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 25 words
The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the side end of said breaker extends beyond the outside root of said lug toward the sidewall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 21 words
The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing material of said breaker ply is formed of a metal cord.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 21 words
The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing material of said breaker ply is formed of a textile cord.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 28 words
The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein said textile cord cover layer is continuously extends beyond the maximum width position of the sidewalls toward the bead portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 39 words
The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the cords of said breaker ply are disposed along two directions crossed at an angle of a range between 70° and 110° with respect to the axial direction of said lugs.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1982-12-03 1983-06-04 1983-12-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1986-12-03 1987-06-04 1987-12-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1990-12-03 1991-06-04 1991-12-04 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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