A tire mold (600) comprises a circumferential tread forming portion; and a pair of sidewall forming portions (610), wherein one of the sidewall forming portions (610) includes a segment (620) configured to receive an object (400); means for retaining the object (400) against the segment (620) such that at least a portion of the object (400) is disposed inward from at least a portion of the segment (620) configured to receive the object (400). A method of mounting an object (400) on a tire (700) is also disclosed, which includes providing a tire (700) having a sidewall (710), wherein the sidewall (710) includes a mounting portion configured to receive an object (400). The method further includes mounting the object (400) on the mounting portion of the sidewall (710), such that the object (400) is visible without extending outwardly beyond the mounting portion.
TIRE STRUCTURE FOR EXTERNALLY MOUNTED DEVICE
REIFENSTRUKTUR FÜR EXTERN MONTIERTE VORRICHTUNG
STRUCTURE DE PNEU POUR DISPOSITIF MONTÉ À L'EXTÉRIEUR
2020-11-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
English