| abstract |
Pneumatic tire (100) comprising a tread (500) , a carcass (200) having at least one belt ply (230) disposed below the tread (500) , and a cap ply (300) located between the carcass (200) and the tread (500) , wherein the cap ply (300) comprises at least one layer of an open construction leno weave tape (310) having warp yarns in the longitudinal direction and weft yarns in the weft direction, disposed in a flat helical pattern around the circumference of the carcass (200) in the area of the belt ply (230) . |