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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Metodi Lubenov Ikonomov, Moore, SC (US);
Cesar Enrique Zarak, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Nathan Joel Panning, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Michael Edward Widmyer, Duncan, SC (US);
Metodi Lubenov Ikonomov, Moore, SC (US);
Cesar Enrique Zarak, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Nathan Joel Panning, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Michael Edward Widmyer, Duncan, SC (US);
Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Abstract
A method for preparing a portion of a tire for repair includes the steps of providing a template having a pair of guide edges, securing the template to an interior surface of the tire, providing a tool for forming a discontinuity in the interior surface of the tire, forming a discontinuity in the interior surface of the tire, with the tool, along the guide edges of the template, and removing the template from the tire.