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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2013
E. Bruce Colby, Greenville, SC (US);
Metodi L. Ikonomov, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Dimitri G. Tsihlas, Greer, SC (US);
Michael C. Chandler, Travelers Rest, SC (US);
Michael Widmyer, Duncan, SC (US);
E. Bruce Colby, Greenville, SC (US);
Metodi L. Ikonomov, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Dimitri G. Tsihlas, Greer, SC (US);
Michael C. Chandler, Travelers Rest, SC (US);
Michael Widmyer, Duncan, SC (US);
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Abstract
The invention includes methods for forming a retreaded tire and treads there for. Particular embodiments of such methods include providing a tire carcass configured to receive a tire tread along an annular tread-receiving area and a pre-formed tread comprising a tread body and a submerged void arranged along a bottom side of the tread and extending into the tread thickness to a top end located below the top side of the tread, the submerged void having a length and an opening arranged along the bottom side when the tread is in an uninstalled configuration, where the opening of the submerged void extends in a direction of the submerged groove length along an alternating, non-linear path. Further steps include assembling a retreaded tire by arranging the tire tread atop a bonding layer arranged between the tire tread and the tire carcass and comprising uncured bonding material.