METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PATCHING A TIRE

摘要

The present invention includes methods and apparatus for repairing a tire. Particular embodiments provide a template for determining an offset distance, where an installation location is obtained by shifting the patch from a default installation location along an inside surface of the tire by the offset distance away from a bead toe or away from a shoulder area of the tire. In particular embodiments, the template comprises a template body having a first side and a second side; a plurality of first patch identifiers arranged in spaced relation along a transverse dimension of the first side, one or more of the first patch identifiers each defining a pre-determined transverse dimension of differently sized patches of the first patch type; a plurality of offset distance identifiers being arranged in spaced relation along a transverse dimension of the first side and relative to the plurality of first patch identifiers.