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Tubeless tire and method of splicing the inside plies of same
Assignee: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
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Filing: 1961-06-05
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Granted: 1966-03-01
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Expires: 1981-06-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald W Ward
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-11-03 19:43
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29D; B29D30/00; B29D30/06; B29D30/38; B29D30/42; B29C; B29C66/00; B29C66/01; B29C66/02; B29C66/022; B29C66/0224; B29C66/02241; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/12; B29C66/122; B29C66/1224; B29C66/1226; B29C66/14; B29C66/40; B29C66/41; B29C66/43; B29C66/70; B29C66/71; B29C66/72; B29C66/721; B29C66/7214; B29C66/72141; B29C66/729; B29C66/7292; B29C2793/00; B29C2793/0081; B29K; B29K2021/00; B29L; B29L2030/00; B29L2030/003; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T152/00; Y10T152/10; Y10T152/10495; Y10T152/10855; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1052; Y10T156/1062; Y10T156/1066
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
188 words
A METHOD OF SPLICING THE INSIDE PLIES OF TUBELESS PNEUMTIC CORD FABRIC TIRES TO PROVIDE A SPLICE IN THE FINISHED TIRE WHICH WILL NOT OPEN UP DURING SHAPING AND CURING OF THE TIRE AND DOES NOT FORM A HIGH SPOT IN THE TIRE COMPRISING, FORMING A WEB OF PARALLEL CORDS COATED WITH RUBBER IN WHICH THE CORDS EXTEND TRANSVERSELY OF THE WEB, SAID WEB ALSO HAVING A THICK LINER OF RUBBER APPLIED TO ONE SIDE THEREOF, CUTTING A PLY OF PROPER LENGTH FROM SAID WEB FOR USE AS THE INSIDE PLY OF A TUBELESS TIRE BY CUTTING PERPENDICULARLY THROUGH THE WEB PARALLEL TO THE CORDS AND ALSO SIMULTANEOUSLY CUTTING THROUGH THE LINER AT AN ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO THE PERPENDICULAR CUT TO FORM COEXTENSIVE COMPLEMENTARY SURFACES WHICH HAVE A DIMENSION AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE CUT EDGES THEREOF GREATER THAN THE THICKNESS OF SAID LINER, SPLICING THE SAID CUT PLY ENDS TOGETHER TO FORM THE FIRST PLY OF THE TIRE WITH THE SAID COEXTENSIVE COMPLEMENTARY SURFACES IN OVERLYING AND ABUTTING RELATIONSHIP WHEREBY THE THICKNESS OF SAID SPLICE IS NO GREATER THAN THE THICKNESS OF SAID WEB PLUS LINER.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
188 words
A METHOD OF SPLICING THE INSIDE PLIES OF TUBELESS PNEUMTIC CORD FABRIC TIRES TO PROVIDE A SPLICE IN THE FINISHED TIRE WHICH WILL NOT OPEN UP DURING SHAPING AND CURING OF THE TIRE AND DOES NOT FORM A HIGH SPOT IN THE TIRE COMPRISING, FORMING A WEB OF PARALLEL CORDS COATED WITH RUBBER IN WHICH THE CORDS EXTEND TRANSVERSELY OF THE WEB, SAID WEB ALSO HAVING A THICK LINER OF RUBBER APPLIED TO ONE SIDE THEREOF, CUTTING A PLY OF PROPER LENGTH FROM SAID WEB FOR USE AS THE INSIDE PLY OF A TUBELESS TIRE BY CUTTING PERPENDICULARLY THROUGH THE WEB PARALLEL TO THE CORDS AND ALSO SIMULTANEOUSLY CUTTING THROUGH THE LINER AT AN ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO THE PERPENDICULAR CUT TO FORM COEXTENSIVE COMPLEMENTARY SURFACES WHICH HAVE A DIMENSION AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE CUT EDGES THEREOF GREATER THAN THE THICKNESS OF SAID LINER, SPLICING THE SAID CUT PLY ENDS TOGETHER TO FORM THE FIRST PLY OF THE TIRE WITH THE SAID COEXTENSIVE COMPLEMENTARY SURFACES IN OVERLYING AND ABUTTING RELATIONSHIP WHEREBY THE THICKNESS OF SAID SPLICE IS NO GREATER THAN THE THICKNESS OF SAID WEB PLUS LINER.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
166 words
IN A TUBELESS TIRE, A FIRST PLY OF RUBBER-COATED TIRE CORD FABRIC HAVING PARALLEL CORDS EXTENDING ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE TIRE WHICH ARE COATED ON ONE SIDE WITH A THICKER RUBBER COATING THAN ON THE OTHER SIDE THEREOF, SAID THICKER RUBBER FORMING THE LINER OF THE TIRE, A SPLICE IN SAID FIRST PLY EXTENDING ACROSS THE WIDTH OF SAID TIRE, THE CORDS AT SAID SPLICE LYING PARALLEL AND ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER IN THE SAME PLANE, SAID SPLICE EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY PARALLEL TO SAID CORDS AND IN CROSS-SECTION BETWEEEN SAID ADJACENT CORDS AND THROUGH SAID THICKER RUBBER COATING AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION OF SAID CORDS, SAID SPLICE EXTENDING IN CROSS-SECTION THROUGH SAID THICKER RUBBER COATING FOR A DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER THAN THE THICKNESS OF SAID COATING AND FORMED IN CROSS-SECTION BY COMPLEMENTARY COEXTENSIVE SURFACES WHICH TERMINATE AT A POINT SEVERAL CORDS REMOVED FROM SAID ADJACENT CORDS SO THAT THE THICKNESS OF SAID SPLICE IS NO GREATER THAN THE OVERALL THICKNESS OF SAID PLY.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
166 words
IN A TUBELESS TIRE, A FIRST PLY OF RUBBER-COATED TIRE CORD FABRIC HAVING PARALLEL CORDS EXTENDING ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE TIRE WHICH ARE COATED ON ONE SIDE WITH A THICKER RUBBER COATING THAN ON THE OTHER SIDE THEREOF, SAID THICKER RUBBER FORMING THE LINER OF THE TIRE, A SPLICE IN SAID FIRST PLY EXTENDING ACROSS THE WIDTH OF SAID TIRE, THE CORDS AT SAID SPLICE LYING PARALLEL AND ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER IN THE SAME PLANE, SAID SPLICE EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY PARALLEL TO SAID CORDS AND IN CROSS-SECTION BETWEEEN SAID ADJACENT CORDS AND THROUGH SAID THICKER RUBBER COATING AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION OF SAID CORDS, SAID SPLICE EXTENDING IN CROSS-SECTION THROUGH SAID THICKER RUBBER COATING FOR A DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER THAN THE THICKNESS OF SAID COATING AND FORMED IN CROSS-SECTION BY COMPLEMENTARY COEXTENSIVE SURFACES WHICH TERMINATE AT A POINT SEVERAL CORDS REMOVED FROM SAID ADJACENT CORDS SO THAT THE THICKNESS OF SAID SPLICE IS NO GREATER THAN THE OVERALL THICKNESS OF SAID PLY.
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