Patent ID: 8105062

Claim:
A bladderless curing system for curing a green tire where the green tire has an interior surface with a liner, comprising: mold rings that are coupled to the green tire forming a sealed cavity defined by the interior surface of the green tire; an injection cap having at least one injection port; and a diverter having a periphery extending around the injection cap and defining a diverter cavity into which a curing medium flows from the injection port, the diverter defining an elongated gap extending along the periphery and through which the curing medium flows from the diverter cavity into the sealed cavity, wherein the diverter is configured to divert the curing medium through the elongated gap such that passage of the curing medium through the elongated gap induces turbulence in a flow of the curing medium causing the curing medium to disperse within the sealed cavity prior to striking the liner thereby reducing momentum of the curing medium striking the liner, wherein the injection cap has a hole for receiving an inner post of a center post press, and wherein the injection cap defines a portion of the diverter cavity.