Patent ID: 7438961

Claim:
A plies sleeve for use in a formation of a plies, beads and belts for installation in a mold for forming an elastomeric tire therearound comprising, a woven tubular sleeve having a uniform diameter along its length, and a weave that is a lattice of interlaced cords selected to form said tubular sleeve that will allow said tubular sleeve to stretch around its circumference to fit over a tire core build mandrel top surface or crown, and to retract into snug fitting engagement over and around said tire core build mandrel top surface or crown, and which said weave incorporates spiral woven Rayon cords that are spaced at equal distance apart and interlace with and cross elastic cords and said elastic cords are formed from an elastic polyurethane pre-cure material that are wound with cotton along each said elastic cord length, and said pre-cure material will cure with the exothermic heat of reaction of a urethane mixture selected to form a tire around a core that includes said plies sleeve, providing a chemical mechanical lock within the formed tire to said Rayon cords and cotton windings.