Patent ID: 6312539
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: B29D,B60C,H01Q,H05K,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of testing a tire for defects using a high-voltage, non-destructive test procedure when the tire has a tire tag, the method comprising the steps of:covering the tire tag with a tire tag protector having a wall formed at least partially of a dielectric; the tire tag protector adapted to protect the tire tag from the high voltage electrode during the test procedure so that the tire tag does not have to be removed during the test procedure;the covering step being performed without adhesively connecting the tire tag protector to the tire tag;testing the tire by inserting a high-voltage electrode into the interior of the tire, energizing the electrode, and rotating the tire; andremoving the tire tag protector from the tire.