Method and apparatus for utilizing preprinted labels and appliques on a tire
AssigneeBridgestone Americas Tire Opertations, LLC
InventorJon I. STUCKEY
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Abstract
A tire for displaying at least one indicium includes a label affixed to the tire at a mounting location. The label has a first side facing away from the tire and a second side connected to the tire. The label's first side is configured to receive at least one adhesive appliqué having at least one indicium. The mounting location is a location on a sidewall of the tire where the label undergoes a strain equal to or less than a threshold strain under pre-defined conditions.
Claims20
A method for providing a tire configured to receive a pre-printed adhesive appliqué, comprising:
- identifying a threshold strain of an adhesive appliqué;
- identifying a mounting location on a tire sidewall that undergoes a strain less than or equal to the threshold strain under pre-defined conditions;
- providing a label configured to be mounted on a sidewall of the tire at the mounting location;
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- curing the tire while the label is adjacent to the mounting location on the sidewall of the tire.
A method for affixing an adhesive label to a tire, comprising:
- obtaining a tire that has a label located at a mounting location of the tire, wherein the mounting location of the tire is on a sidewall of the tire, and wherein the label undergoes a strain less than or equal to a threshold strain under pre-defined conditions;
- obtaining an adhesive appliqué;
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- affixing the adhesive appliqué to the label.
A tire for displaying at least one indicium, comprising:
- a label affixed to the tire at a mounting location,
- wherein the label has a first side facing away from the tire and a second side connected to the tire,
- wherein the label first side is configured to receive at least one adhesive appliqué having at least one indicium, and
- wherein the mounting location is a location on a sidewall of the tire where the label undergoes a strain equal to or less than a threshold strain under pre-defined conditions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.