Bandag Incorporated

James K Rary

John C McDonough

Arden Birth

John J Kuzma, Jr

Apparatus and method for recapping tires, particularly of the type used on off-the-road vehicles. Rubber strips are applied to the prepared tread surface of the tire to 'smooth' the tire, after which the tire is disposed on a roller assembly to cut i.e., 'groove' a tread design in the tire. The roller assembly is hydraulically displaced to dispose the tire in a pit and is rotated for indexing the tire to groove the circumference thereof. A grooving blade is heated to a controlled temperature and is hydraulically pulled across the tread surface to cut the tread grooves.

Method for recapping tires

Apparatus for recapping tires, particularly of the type used on off-the-road vehicles. Rubber strips are applied to the prepared tread surface of the tire to 'smooth' the tire, after which the tire is disposed on a roller assembly to cut i.e., 'groove' a tread design in the tire. The roller assembly is hydraulically displaced to dispose the tire in a pit and is rotated for indexing the tire to groove the circumference thereof. A grooving blade is heated to a controlled temperature and is hydraulically pulled across the tread surface to cut the tread grooves.

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Orange, NJ, United States of America

James K Rary