Securing to a pneumatic tire

A pneumatic tire assembly comprising a pneumatic tire (10) having an inner cavity (12) and an inner surface (20) at least partially defining the inner cavity (12), a structure (22) for facilitating operation of the tire assembly, and a docking base (14) for securing the structure (22) to the inner surface (20) of the inner cavity (12) is disclosed. The docking base (14) is bonded to the inner surface (20) and has a shape which is formable by a mold attached to the inner surface (20) of the inner cavity (12) during a curing of the pneumatic tire (10). Also, system for maintaining air pressure within a cavity (12) of a pneumatic tire (10) is disclosed. A method for securing a device (30) to a pneumatic tire (10) comprises the steps of positioning a mold and green rubber within the mold on an inner surface (20) of an inner cavity (12) of a green tire; temporarily securing the mold and green rubber to the inner surface (20); locating the green tire within a vulcanizing press; curing the green tire by the vulcanizing press; removing the cured tire from the vulcanizing press; removing the mold from the inner surface; and securing the device (30) to a docking base (14) formed integral to the inner surface (20) by the mold.