Wire reinforced rubber product

Claim 2

A steel wire reinforced rubber tire, of a radial or belted tire construction, comprising: a rubber portion, wire means for reinforcing the rubber portion and including at least one metal surface on the wire means, an adhesive component in the rubber to promote adhesion between said metal surface and the rubber, said adhesive component consisting essentially of, a. methylene acceptor-methylene donor resin reaction product adhesive, and b. epoxy resin adhesive and epoxy resin curative reaction product, said adhesive component being present in an amount between about 0.1 to about 20 parts per 100 parts of rubber.

Claim 3

The invention of claim 1 wherein, said adhesive component (a) includes a methylene acceptor of metadisubstituted benzene wherein the substitutents are selected from the group consisting of OH, NH2, and OCOCH3, and a methylene donor selected from the group consisting of N-(substituted oxymethyl) derivatives of 1,3-imidazolidine-2-ones and 1,3-imidazolidine-2-thiones, N-(substituted oxymethyl) derivatives of hydantoin, N-(substituted oxymethyl) derivatives of melamine, an N-(substituted oxymethyl) carboxylic acid amide, an N-(substituted oxymethyl) cyclicimide, a 5-substituted - 1 - aza- 3,7 - dioxabicyclo (3.3.0)octane, trimeric methyleneamino acetonitrile, and an azomethine of the general formula wherein R, R'' and R'''' are lower alkyl (C1-C8) radicals.

Claim 4

The invention of claim 1 wherein, said adhesive component (b) is an epoxy resin having a molecular weight between about 200 and about 3000 and an epoxide equivalent between about 130 and about 2000.

Claim 5

The invention of claim 1 wherein, component (a) includes a resorcinol formaldehyde type resin adhesive and component (b) includes an epoxy resin having a molecular weight between about 200 and about 2000 and a nitrogen containing epoxy resin curative for the epoxy resin.

Claim 6

A rubber containing product suitable for use as a rubber tire, belt or hose, comprising: a rubber portion, wire means for reinforcing the rubber portion and including at least one metal surface on the wire means, an adhesive component in the rubber to promote adhesion between said metal surface and the rubber, said adhesive component consisting essentially of, a. methylene acceptor-methylene donor resin reaction product adhesive, and b. epoxy resin adhesive and epoxy resin curative reaction product, said adhesive component being present in an amount between about 0.1 to about 20 parts per 100 parts of rubber.

Claim 7

A rubber containing product suitable for use as a rubber tire, belt or hose, comprising: a rubber portion, wire means for reinforcing the rubber portion and including at least one metal surface on the wire means, an adhesive component in the rubber to promote adhesion between said metal surface and the rubber, said adhesive component consisting essentially of, a. methylene acceptor-methylene donor resin reaction product adhesive, and b. epoxy resin adhesive and epoxy resin curative reaction product, said adhesive component being present in an amount between about 0.1 to about 20 parts per 100 parts of rubber.

Claim 8

A rubber like product suitable for use as a tire, belt or hose, comprising: an elastomeric portion, metal means for reinforcing the portion and including at least one metal surface on the metal means, an adhesive component in the portion to promote adhesion between said metal surface and the portion, said adhesive component consisting essentially of, a. methylene acceptor-methylene donor resin reaction product adhesive, and b. epoxy resin adhesive and epoxy resin curative reaction product, said adhesive component being present in an amount between about 0.1 to about 20 parts per 100 parts of elastomeric portion.

Claim 9

A rubber like product suitable for use as a tire, belt or hose, comprising: an elastomeric portion, metal means for reinforcing the portion and including at least one metal surface on the metal means, an adhesive component in the portion to promote adhesion between said metal surface and the portion, said adhesive component consisting essentially of, a. methylene acceptor-methylene donor resin reaction product adhesive, and b. epoxy resin adhesive and epoxy resin curative reaction product, said adhesive component being present in an amount between about 0.1 to about 20 parts per 100 parts of elastomeric portion.

Claim 10

The invention of claim 6 wherein, said adhesive comPonent (a) includes a methylene acceptor of metadisubstituted benzene wherein the substitutents are selected from the group consisting of OH,NH2, and OCOCH3, and a methylene donor selected from the group consisting of N-(substituted oxymethyl) derivatives of 1,3-imidazolidine-2-ones and 1,3-imidazolidine-2-thiones, N-(substituted oxymethyl) derivatives of hydantoin, N-(substituted oxymethyl) derivatives of melamine, an N-(substituted oxymethyl) carboxylic acid amide, an N-(substituted oxymethyl) cyclicimide, a 5-substituted - 1 - aza- 3,7 - dioxabicyclo (3.3.0)octane, trimeric methyleneamino acetonitrile, and an azomethine of the general formula wherein R, R'' and R'''' are lower alkyl (C1-C8) radicals.

Claim 11

The invention of claim 6 wherein, said adhesive component (b) is an epoxy resin having a molecular weight between about 200 and about 3000 and an epoxide equivalent between about 130 and about 2000.