| abstract |
The invention relates to a tire with a chafer rubberncomposition positioned around at least a portion of thentire's bead component, where the chafer is intended forncontacting a rigid rim of a wheel on which it is intendednthat the tire be mounted. In such assembly, the chafernbecomes an interface between the tire bead portion and thenrim. For this invention, the chafer is a matrixncomposition composed of at least one elastomer where thenmatrix composition contains a dispersed micro inclusionnmade of a particulate, high molecular weight thermoplasticnpolymer. |