Patent ID: 9434084
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: B26D,E04D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of converting a tire into cladding components comprising: removing a first sidewall and a second sidewall of the tire from a tread ring of the tire wherein each sidewall is removed from the tread ring at a circumferential location that is approximately 2 inches into a tread portion of the tire nearest the sidewall; cutting the first sidewall and the second sidewall radially forming a plurality of shingles, wherein each shingle comprises a portion of tread forming a lip; removing a portion of a tread tip from the lip of one or more shingles of the plurality of shingles; cutting the tread ring transversely forming a plurality of mounting struts; removing a longitudinal strip along a first edge of one or more mounting struts of the plurality of mounting struts forming a first edge groove in the one or more mounting struts; and removing a longitudinal strip along a second edge of the one or more mounting struts forming a second edge groove in the one or more mounting struts; and removing a longitudinal strip along a center of one or more mounting struts of the plurality of mounting struts forming a center groove in the one or more mounting struts.