Otto C. Elmer - Akron OH Donald G. Conley - Hudson OH Robert J. Payne - Cuyahoga Falls OH
Assignee:
The General Tire & Rubber Company - Akron OH
International Classification:
C08L 700
US Classification:
260762
Abstract:
This invention relates to an improvement of the adhesion of brass-coated steel tire cord to a vulcanized rubber composition. The adhesion is obtained by adding an aromatic triazole and an organo cobalt compound to an unvulcanized rubber compound in order to obtain metal-rubber bonding when vulcanized. Tires formed by the above process have good resistance to heat and moisture.