| abstract |
A pneumatic tire comprising an annular body of an elastomeric material having a central tread portion, a belt under the tread, bead rings connected by sidewalls to the tread, a carcass extending toroidally between bead rings, and an inner liner to contain compressed air, characterized in that said carcass is a one-piece cordless carcass of a thermoplastic copolyetherester elastomer or a polyurethane elastomer having a multiplicity of closely placed slits extending through said carcass from about bead ring to about bead ring, said slits being in a direction approximately perpendicular to the median plane of the tire. |