Patent ID: 8636044

Claim:
A retreaded tire, comprising: a precured tread band comprising a tread groove having a bottom and a top, the top of the tread groove open to a ground contacting front face of the tread band, the precured tread band further comprising a back face, the back face bonded to a prepared bonding surface of a base portion comprising a worn grooved tread area of a worn tire by use of a bonding layer positioned between the precured tread band and the worn grooved tread area, the bottom of the tread groove open to the back face of the tread band; and a base groove formed in the worn grooved tread area of the worn tire and open to the prepared bonding surface of the worn tire, wherein the bottom of the tread groove is aligned over and runs above a length of the base groove and thereby forming a final groove having a depth comprising a combination of a depth of the tread groove and a depth of the base groove.