Method of converting a tire into cladding components
AssigneeNlightglobal S.A.
InventorJohn Carlos Osborne Odio
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Abstract
A method of converting a tire into cladding components includes removing a first sidewall and a second sidewall of the tire from a tread ring of the tire. The first sidewall and the second sidewall are cut radially forming a plurality of shingles. The tread ring is cut transversely forming a plurality of mounting struts. A method of manufacturing a cladding includes fastening at least two mounting struts to a structure. A plurality of interior-facing shingles are fastened to the structure in a mounting groove formed by the at least two mounting struts. A plurality of exterior-facing shingles are fastened to the structure through the at least two mounting struts.
Claims8
A method of converting a tire into cladding components comprising:
- removing a first sidewall and a second sidewall of the tire from a tread ring of the tire wherein each sidewall is removed from the tread ring at a circumferential location that is approximately 2 inches into a tread portion of the tire nearest the sidewall;
- cutting the first sidewall and the second sidewall radially forming a plurality of shingles, wherein each shingle comprises a portion of tread forming a lip;
- removing a portion of a tread tip from the lip of one or more shingles of the plurality of shingles;
- cutting the tread ring transversely forming a plurality of mounting struts;
- removing a longitudinal strip along a first edge of one or more mounting struts of the plurality of mounting struts forming a first edge groove in the one or more mounting struts;
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- removing a longitudinal strip along a second edge of the one or more mounting struts forming a second edge groove in the one or more mounting struts;
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- removing a longitudinal strip along a center of one or more mounting struts of the plurality of mounting struts forming a center groove in the one or more mounting struts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.