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US6623580B2
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Method of curing foam inflated tires and an improved rim
Assignee: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
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Filing: 2001-05-10
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Granted: 2003-09-23
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Expires: 2021-05-10
Abstract
Abstract A method for expanding and curing formable elastomeric material 2 , which is placed in the cavity 14 of a previously molded tire 10, is disclosed. The tire 10 when filled with foamable rubber material 2 is mounted on a curing rim 20 and contacted with heat to simultaneously foam and cure the elastomeric material 2 within the tire cavity 14. The curing rim 20 has a finished or a coated surface 30 that permits the cured foam filled tire 10 to be removed after curing by slipping the cured tire 10 off the coated surface 30 of the curing rim 20.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian Ernest McMahon
- 👤 George Wiley Lang
- 👤 Larry Dean Tucker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 08:58
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C44/00; B29C44/02; B29C44/12; B29C44/18; B29D; B29D30/00; B29D30/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T152/00; Y10T152/10; Y10T152/10279; Y10T152/10378; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/4981; Y10T29/49812; Y10T29/49815
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
An improved method for expanding and curing foamable elastomeric material which is placed within the cavity of a previously molded tire and mounting the tire onto a wheel rim, the method comprising: at least partially filling the cavity of the previously molded tire with foamable elastomeric material; curing the foam filled tire on a curing rim, the curing rim having a reduced friction coated surface; removing the cured tire from the curing rim by slipping the cured tire off the coated surface of the curing rim; wrapping the cured tire for storage and shipment with a protective layer; removing the protective layer; attaching a reduced friction coated insertion cap onto the wheel rim to form a wheel rim and insertion cap assembly, the insertion cap abutting an end of the wheel rim; and inserting the wheel rim and insertion cap assembly into the foam filled tire by pressing the wheel rim and insertion cap assembly against the cured foam filled tire sufficient to slip the tire onto the rim.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
An improved method for expanding and curing foamable elastomeric material which is placed within the cavity of a previously molded tire and mounting the tire onto a wheel rim, the method comprising: at least partially filling the cavity of the previously molded tire with foamable elastomeric material; curing the foam filled tire on a curing rim, the curing rim having a reduced friction coated surface; removing the cured tire from the curing rim by slipping the cured tire off the coated surface of the curing rim; wrapping the cured tire for storage and shipment with a protective layer; removing the protective layer; attaching a reduced friction coated insertion cap onto the wheel rim to form a wheel rim and insertion cap assembly, the insertion cap abutting an end of the wheel rim; and inserting the wheel rim and insertion cap assembly into the foam filled tire by pressing the wheel rim and insertion cap assembly against the cured foam filled tire sufficient to slip the tire onto the rim.
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