Method of attaching an article to the inside of a tyre cavity

Abstract

Abstract A method of attaching an article (3) to the inside surface (S) of a pneumatic tyre characterised by coating an area of the inner surface of an uncured tyre carcass with a first layer (1) of adhesive, covering the first layer (1) of adhesive with a removable masking layer (M) comprising a flexible and heat resistant material, curing the tyre carcass in a heated tyre mould, removing the cured tyre from the mould and removing the masking layer (M) to expose the first layer (1) of adhesive, coating a face of the article (3) with a second layer of adhesive (2) and attaching the article to the tyre by bringing together the first (1) and second (2) layers of adhesive.

Inventors

• 👤 Jonathan David Youngman
• 👤 Frederick Vernon Prottey

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