Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A pneumatic tire for vehicle wheels comprising a carcass and a breaker structure formed by at least two superimposed layers of cords embedded in a rubber compound, wherein each shoulder of the tire contains at least one annular element constituted of a rubber compound having embedded therein particles of a material having a modulus of elasticity of at least 5,000 kg/mm2, said particles having a diameter and length respectively ranging between 2 and 20 microns and between 0.1 and 1 mm, the amount by weight of said particles in the compound ranging between 1 percent and 30 percent with respect to the total weight of the compound, said particles being substantially oriented inside the compound with at least 90 percent of them having their axis forming an angle smaller than 10* with the tangents to the parallels of the tire.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A pneumatic tire for vehicle wheels comprising a carcass and a breaker structure formed by at least two superimposed layers of cords embedded in a rubber compound, wherein each shoulder of the tire contains at least one annular element constituted of a rubber compound having embedded therein particles of a material having a modulus of elasticity of at least 5,000 kg/mm2, said particles having a diameter and length respectively ranging between 2 and 20 microns and between 0.1 and 1 mm, the amount by weight of said particles in the compound ranging between 1 percent and 30 percent with respect to the total weight of the compound, said particles being substantially oriented inside the compound with at least 90 percent of them having their axis forming an angle smaller than 10* with the tangents to the parallels of the tire.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The pneumatic tire of claim 1, wherein the oriented particles are made of glass.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The pneumatic tire of claim 1, wherein each of said annular elements is partially positioned between said layers of the breaker structure and the tire carcass.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The pneumatic tire of claim 1, wherein each of said annular elements is folded in a substantially U-shape, each lateral edge of the breaker being inserted between the two arms of the U of the corresponding annular element.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
The pneumatic tire of claim 1, wherein each of said annular elements comprises at least one pair of continuous strips, one of the strips of said pair being partially positioned between the two layers of the breaker structure, while the other is arranged between one of said layers and the tire carcass.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
62 words
The pneumatic tire of claim 1, wherein each of said annular elements comprises at least one pair of continuous strips, each strip of said pair of strips being folded in a substantially U-shape and one lateral edge of each of said layers of the breaker structure being inserted between the two arms of the U of a corresponding strip of said pair.