Rubber reclaims and process for producing same

Claim 1

THE PROCES OF PRODUCING RECLAIMEED RUBBER IN PARTICULATE FORM PREVIOUSLY VULCANIZED RUBBER SCRAP, COMPRISING THROUGHLY INTERDISPERSING DISCRETE PARTICLES OF GROUND VULCANIZED RUBBER SCRAP WITH A RECLAIMING AGENT AND A FILLER TO OBTAIN A MIXTURE IN THE FORM OF FINELY DIVIDED PARTICLES, SAID FILLER BEING SUBSTANTIALLY INERT TO RECLAIMING PROCESS CONDITIONS AND HAVING A PARTICLE SIZE NOT SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER THAN ABOUT 250 MICRONS, AND THEREAFTER HEATING THE RESULTING DISPERSION OF SUBSTANTIALLY DRY FINELY DIVIDED PARTICLES WITHOUT MASTICATION UNTIL THE SCRAP IS SOFTENED AND THE RESULTING RECLAIM IN FINELY DIVIDED PARTICULATE FORM IS RENDERED SUFFICIENTLY PLASTIC WITHOUT FURTHER MILLING AND REFINING TO BE USED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NEW ARTICLES.