Patent ID: 7052568

Claim:
A method of retreading a pneumatic tire comprising the steps of: providing at least one ready-to-retread tire carcass; applying a base composition layer and a cap composition layer to the carcass; and curing the carcass; wherein the applying step is performed by a system designed to accommodate first and second ready-to-retread carcasses and comprising an extruder station for the base composition layer, an extruder station for the cap composition layer and first and second tire stations; wherein the extrudate from the extruder station for the base composition layer is divided into a first base ribbon and a second base ribbon, wherein the extrudate from the extruder station for the cap composition layer is divided into a first cap ribbon and a second cap ribbon, and wherein the first base ribbon and the first cap ribbon are applied to the first ready-to-retread carcass and the second base ribbon and the second cap ribbon are applied to the second ready-to-retread carcass.