Abstract: Selected portions of a tire, either before or after assembly with other components of the tire, are exposed to electron irradiation to effect at least a partial cure of a portion thereof. This tire, with its precuring treatment is then molded and the curing of the tire is completed by conventional heat curing methods with sulfure present in the rubber.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 20, 1979
Date of Patent:
September 9, 1980
Assignees:
Mildred Kelly Seibering, Frances S. Voke