Abstract: A retreaded tire comprised of a tread and carcass with an intervening rubber layer, conventionally referred to as a cushion, wherein the tread has an oil rich rubber-based adhesive on its inner surface at the interface between said tread and cushion. Said oil rich rubber based adhesive is free, or substantially free, of volatile organic compounds, particularly volatile organic solvents. Alternately, the oil-rich rubber-based adhesive may contain oil and volatile organic solvent wherein oil is the major component insofar as the oil and solvent is concerned.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a rubber composition containing silica reinforcement and pneumatic tires having treads comprised of such rubber composition. The rubber composition comprises an elastomer, silica, optionally carbon black, and a silica coupler comprised of an N,N'-diorgano-N,N'-dithiobis (organosulfonamide).

Abstract: The subject invention discloses a process for preparing an N-chloro(or bromo)thio-sulfonamide-modified terpolymer which comprises reacting:(a) a terpolymer of ethylene, an .alpha.-olefin containing from 3-16 carbon atoms, and 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene, with(b) an N-chloro(or bromo)thio-sulfonamide of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, aralkyl radicals having 7 to 20 carbon atoms and aryl and substituted aryl radical having 6 to 10 carbon atoms and wherein R.sup.1 is also selected from radicals having the formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are individually selected from said alkyl, aralkyl, aryl and substituted aryl radicals and wherein R.sup.3 and R.sup.