Repair patch for damaged pneumatic tires of automative vehicles

Claim 1

A TIRE REPAIR PATCH OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED, COMPRISING: AT LEAST TWO SUPERPOSED LAYERS OF CORDS, EACH LAYER COMPRISING A SERIES OF PARALLEL CORDS FORMING A REINFORCING PLY FOR SAID PATCH, THE CORDS IN ONE LAYER EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULARLY WITH RESPECT TO THE CORDS IN THE OTHER LAYER, EACH CORD BEING FORMED OF MOLECULARLY ORIENTED SYNTHETIC POLYMERIC FILAMENTS, THE LATERAL SURFACES TO SAID FILAMENTS HAVING BEEN SUBJECTED TO TREATMENT FOR ADHESION TO CAOUTCHOUC WHEN VULCANIZED THERETO, SAID TREATMENT BEING OMITTED FROM THE END SURFACES OF SAID FILAMENTS, THE END PORTIONS OF EACH CORD EXTENDING REVERSELY TOWARD THE CENTRAL PORTION THEREOF, WHEREBY SAID CORDS TERMINATE IN 180* BENDS FORMING A LAYER OF CAOUSTANTIALLY DOUBLE THICKNESS; A SURFACE COVER LAYER OF CAOUTCHOUC EXTENDING OVER ALL OF SAID LAYERS OF CORDS AND THEREBEYOND AT ONE SIDE THEREOF; A PADDING LAYER OF CAOUTCHOUC EXTENDING OVER ALL OF SAID LAYERS OF CORDS AND THEREBEYOND AT THE OTHER SIDE THEREOF, SAID COVER AND PADDING LAYERS BEING PERIPHERALLY JOINED TO FORM AN OUTWARDLY CONVERGENTLY TAPERING PERIPHERAL PORTION FOR SAID PATCH CONNECTED TO SAID CORDS AT SAID 180* BENDS, SAID PADDING LAYER INCLUDING AN OUTER ADHESIVE LAYER PORTION FOR SECURING SAID PATCH TO A REPAIRED TIRE.