TYRE BEAD

摘要

A pneumatic tire and a method of constructing a tire bead for the same, in which the tire has a bead portion which is reinforced by a bead core of wire running around the bead portion and the wire is housed in a circular elastomeric support which forms a cradle in which the wire is located. The bead can be made by winding wire around the preformed elastomeric cradle.