Patent ID: 7879391

Claim:
A process for producing a tire cap ply tape capable of reinforcing a tire by being wound directly onto the tire, the process consisting of: a) running a plurality of side by side single end cords having a width of about ¼ inch to about ⅜ inch in a warp direction; b) treating the cords with an activator; c) directing the cords into a cement dip pan comprising a plurality of receiving rolls and a press roll wherein the receiving rolls and press roll each comprise crests and grooves adapted to accept the cords, and wherein the dip pan contains a solvent-based cement comprising a solvent and an elastomeric composition; d) at ambient temperature and pressure, advancing the cords through the solvent-based cement by running said cords through the rolls of the dip pan whereby the cords ride through the grooves of the receiving rolls and on the crests of the press roll to form a solvated tape; e) guiding the tape from the dip pan to an oven using at least one guide roll wherein the guide roll comprises grooves for accommodating the solvated tape; f) drying the solvated tape in the oven whereby the majority of the solvent evaporates, and the elastomeric composition remains, encapsulating the cords to form the tire cap ply tape; and g) winding the tire cap ply tape on a bobbin using a winder wherein the tire cape ply tape is stored on the bobbin wherein the cap ply tape has a width of about ¼ inch to about ⅜ inch.