Patent ID: 9266293
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: B26D,B29C,B29L

Claim Text:
1. A method of preparing a tire surface for receiving a tire patch, the method comprising the steps of: selecting a single depth marking template from a plurality of depth marking templates for use in forming a plurality of depth marking apertures within a tire surface and within a tire patch receiving area of a tire, each of the plurality of depth marking apertures having a desired depth corresponding to a desired depth of the tire patch receiving area, the single depth marking template having a plurality of openings each extending through a thickness of the single depth marking template; selecting a material removal member for attachment to a power tool, the removal member being capable of forming the plurality of depth marking apertures into the tire surface using the single depth marking template; engaging the single depth marking template against the tire surface; forming the plurality of depth marking apertures which extend into the tire their desired depths to assist in formation of the tire patch receiving area within the tire by inserting the material removal member into each of the plurality of openings in the single depth marking template and removing tire material from the tire to the desired depth for each aperture, the material removal member being rotatably attached to the power tool; removing the single depth marking template from the tire surface; and removing remaining tire material which is integral with the tire between the apertures and within the tire patch receiving area using a material removal apparatus to an approximate depth of the plurality of depth marking apertures after the step of removing the single depth marking template, wherein each opening has the form of a slot and the single depth marking template includes a first connector arranged at a first end of each of the slots and a second connector arranged at a second end of each of the slots, the first end and the second end at opposing ends of each of the slots; the first and second connectors extending partially through the thickness of the single depth marking template and extending across the first end of each of the plurality of openings and the second end of each of the plurality of openings, respectively, with a void separating each of the first connector and the second connector from a material removal member engaging side of the single depth marking template; and wherein the step of forming the plurality of depth marking apertures includes engaging the selected material removal member along the material removal member engaging side of the single depth marking template and passing the selected material removal member through the void of the first connector, across the first connector, and into the plurality of openings of the single depth marking template.