Patent ID: 8714219
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: B29C,B29L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of repairing a damaged portion of a tire, the method comprising the steps of: removing at least part of the damaged portion of the tire to form an opening through the tire; forming a plurality of grooves along an exposed surface of the tire adjacent to and extending from each of a pair of opposing radial ends of the opening, each of the plurality of grooves having a length extending away from the opening and the plurality of grooves being spaced apart in a side-by-side arrangement along a perimeter of the opening at each of the pair of opposing radial ends of the opening; placing at least one repair reinforcement within each of the plurality of grooves, each of the repair reinforcements extending across the opening where opposing ends of each reinforcement are arranged in one of the plurality of grooves on each of the pair of opposing radial ends of the opening; placing a patch on the tire to cover a first side of the opening and each at least one repair reinforcement, the patch being separate from each at least one repair reinforcement and the step of placing at least one repair reinforcement occurring before the step of placing a patch on the tire; and, applying material to fill the remainder of the opening.