PNEUMATIC TIRE
DRIVE
June 7, 2023
A pneumatic tire having a tread (12), sidewalls (16), a pair of beads (20) and a belt structure (60) located radially inward of the tread (12) is disclosed. The belt structure (60) consists of only three belts (54, 56, 58), wherein two of said belts (54, 56) are a pair of working belts, wherein the angle of the reinforcements in the working belts (54, 56) with respect to the circumferential direction of the tire (10) is in a range from +/- 12 degrees to +/- 35 degrees, wherein the working belts (54, 56) are extensible, wherein the third belt (58) is a relatively low angle belt (58) having reinforcements angled at less than +/- 5 degrees with respect to the circumferential direction of the tire (10), and wherein the third belt (58) is located between the working belts (54, 56).
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