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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2004
Brian Matthew Logan, Akron, OH (US);
Bruce Raymond Hahn, Hudson, OH (US);
Martin Lamar Sentmanat, Akron, OH (US);
Gary Edwin Tubb, Copley, OH (US);
Joseph Carmine Lettieri, Stow, OH (US);
Brian Matthew Logan, Akron, OH (US);
Bruce Raymond Hahn, Hudson, OH (US);
Martin Lamar Sentmanat, Akron, OH (US);
Gary Edwin Tubb, Copley, OH (US);
Joseph Carmine Lettieri, Stow, OH (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for measuring adhesion capability in a tire liner, the apparatus including a film strip attaching to the tire liner and having a through opening and an attachment interface distanced from the opening; an adhesive backed cover member attaching to the film strip in covering relationship to the strip opening and a cover member surface portion establishing an adhesive bond with the tire liner through the film strip opening; means attached to the strip attachment interface for exerting a directional peeling force upon the strip sufficient to unitarily peel the film strip and the cover member from the tire liner; and means for measuring the directional peeling force.