Patent ID: 6270602
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: B29D,Y10S

Abstract:
A system to remove air during curing from a retreaded tire assembly having a tire casing providing a peripheral surface, a bonding layer and a tread layer wrapped about the peripheral surface, the tread layer having at least a first end and a second end disposed proximate one another at a splice region when the tread layer is wrapped about the bonding layer in the circumferential direction, the system configured to secure the splice region, the system comprising:a strap having a first layer comprised of a substantially non-air permeable material and an air permeable second layer, the strap being disposed over a portion of the first and second end of the tread layer and oriented along the splice region, and the first layer in contact with the tread; anda plurality of fasteners configured for perforating the strap and extending into the tread layer.