A BIDIRECTIONAL MONOBELT CONSTRUCTION FOR A PNEUMATIC TIRE

A pneumatic tire (10) comprises a carcass (22) reinforced by one or more carcass plies (14) extending from a first bead to a second bead (28a, 28b) and a single belt ply layer (101) disposed radially outward of the one or more carcass plies (14) in a crown portion of the pneumatic tire (10). The single belt layer (101) comprises a first group of cords (103) oriented in a first direction relative to a centerline (CL) of the pneumatic tire (10) and a second group of cords (104) oriented in a second direction relative to the centerline (CL) of the pneumatic tire (10).