Tire recapping curing jacket
OwnerTerry L. Wetchinventor
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Abstract
A curing jacket for use in conjunction with a tire to be recapped having a pair of sidewalls and a tread. The curing jacket includes a unitary tubular envelope having first and second edges. The curing jacket is sized to encase the tire by extending around a circumference of and adjacent to interior and exterior surfaces of the sidewalls and tread of the tire. An O-ring on the first edge of the tubular envelope fits within a seat on the second edge to provide an airtight seal. Air is evacuated from the envelope through a valve. The jacketed tire is cured in a curing oven.
Claims7
For use in conjunction with a tire to be recapped and having a pair of sidewalls and a tread, a curing jacket for encasing the tire, including:
- a tubular envelope having first and second edges and configured to extend around a circumference of and adjacent to interior and exterior surfaces of the sidewalls and tread of the tire;
- an O-ring member on the first edge of the envelope;
- a complementary seat member for joining with the O-ring member, on the second edge of the envelope;
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- evacuation means for permitting air to be evacuated from the sealed envelope.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.