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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2017
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Benjamin Isaiah Garn, Norton, OH (US);
Dinesh Chandra, Hudson, OH (US);
Sagar Dilip Bafana, Akron, OH (US);
Cheng-Hsiung Lin, Hudson, OH (US);
Daniel Vojtko, Uniontown, OH (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A mounting member for an air maintenance tire is provided. The tire includes a sidewall that is formed with a groove for receiving an air tube and a recess for receiving at least one pneumatic connector that is in fluid communication with the air tube. The mounting member includes a plurality of layers, in which the layers are in stacked alignment with one another. The plurality of layers includes at least an axially outward layer and an axially inward layer. The mounting member is received in the recess and secured to the tire sidewall, thereby securing the position of the at least one pneumatic connector. A method of forming a mounting member for an air maintenance tire is also provided.