Patent ID: 7259199

Claim:
A pneumatic tire comprising a wirecoat composition comprising (A) a sulfur-vulcanized rubber compound; and (B) the reaction product of (1) a methylene acceptor; and (2) a combination methylene donor comprising from 0.2 to 0.6 phr of hexamethylenetetramine and an amount of at least one additional methylene donor, wherein the weight ratio of said at least one additional methylene donor to said hexamethylenetetramine ranges from about 12:1 to about 3:1 wherein the at least one additional methylene donor is selected from N-substituted oxymethyl melamines of the formula: wherein X is hydrogen or an alkyl having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are individually selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, the group —CH 2 OX and their condensation products.