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Method for mounting a tag in a tire sidewall

  • US 8,142,600 B2
  • Filed: 05/21/2007
  • Issued: 03/27/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for mounting a tag in the sidewall of a pneumatic tire;

  • the method comprising the steps of;

    (a) providing a pneumatic tire that includes a vulcanized tire body having a crown portion and a pair of sidewalls;

    when seated in a tire rim, the vulcanized tire body defining a pressurizable chamber;

    each of the sidewalls having a bead portion that is adapted to be seated in the tire rim when the tire is mounted to the tire rim;

    each of the sidewalls having an inner surface and an outer surface;

    the inner surfaces of the sidewalls adapted to face the pressurizable chamber of the tire;

    one of the sidewalls defining a cavity that has an opening at the outer surface of the sidewall;

    step (a) further including the step of providing a cavity that has a cavity opening at the outer surface that is larger than the tag to be encapsulated in the cavity;

    (b) positioning a tag in the cavity with the entire tag disposed under the outer surface of the tire body;

    the tag having a central body with wires extending from opposed sides of the central body; and

    (c) entirely encapsulating the tag within the cavity with a rigid epoxy encapsulation material that directly adheres the tag to the sidewall of the tire body with the wires extending away from the central body.

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