US3071179A
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Tire building apparatus and method
Assignee: Uniroyal Inc
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Filing: 1961-03-30
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Granted: 1963-01-01
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Expires: 1981-03-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Tourtellotte Frederick
- 👤 Elwood A Stiegler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 23:41
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29D; B29D30/00; B29D30/06; B29D30/08; B29D30/20; B29D30/30; B29D30/3007; B29D2030/3064; B29D2030/3092; B29D30/38; B29D30/44; B29D2030/4468; B29D2030/4475; B29L; B29L2030/00; B29L2030/003; B29L2030/004
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
TIRE BUILDING APPARATUS COMPRISING A ROTATABLE TIRE BUILDING DRUM; ELECTRICAL MEANS FOR FORMING AN IONIZED AIR SPACE IN AN ELECTRICAL FIELD; A GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED CONVEYOR BELT OF DIELETRIC MATERIAL FOR CARRYING RUBBERIZED TIRE BUILDING MATERIALS ON AN UPPER SURFACE THEREOF THROUGH SAID IONIZED AIR SPACE TO THE WORKING AREA OF SAID DRUM, THEREBY ELECTROSTATICALLY CHARGING SAID MATERIALS; AND APPLICATING MEANS MOVABLE INTO AND OUT OF AN OPERATIVE POSITION BETWEEN SAID CONVEYOR BELT AND SAID DRUM, SAID APPLICATING MEANS INCLUDING A MOVABLE CONVEYING MEANS OF DIELECTRIC MATERIAL HAVING FIRST AND SECOND OPPOSED SURFACES THEREON, AND ELECTRODE MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT ONE OF SAID SURFACES FOR ELECTROSTATICALLY ATTRACTING THE CHARGED TIRE BUILDING MATERIALS AGAINST THE OTHER OF SAID SURFACES WHEN SAID APPLICATING MEANS IS IN SAID OPERATIVE POSITION, THE MOVEMENT OF SAID CONVEYING MEANS THEREBY TRANSFERRING SAID CHARGED MATERIALS FROM SAID CONVEYOR BELT TO SAID DRUM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
TIRE BUILDING APPARATUS COMPRISING A ROTATABLE TIRE BUILDING DRUM; ELECTRICAL MEANS FOR FORMING AN IONIZED AIR SPACE IN AN ELECTRICAL FIELD; A GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED CONVEYOR BELT OF DIELETRIC MATERIAL FOR CARRYING RUBBERIZED TIRE BUILDING MATERIALS ON AN UPPER SURFACE THEREOF THROUGH SAID IONIZED AIR SPACE TO THE WORKING AREA OF SAID DRUM, THEREBY ELECTROSTATICALLY CHARGING SAID MATERIALS; AND APPLICATING MEANS MOVABLE INTO AND OUT OF AN OPERATIVE POSITION BETWEEN SAID CONVEYOR BELT AND SAID DRUM, SAID APPLICATING MEANS INCLUDING A MOVABLE CONVEYING MEANS OF DIELECTRIC MATERIAL HAVING FIRST AND SECOND OPPOSED SURFACES THEREON, AND ELECTRODE MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT ONE OF SAID SURFACES FOR ELECTROSTATICALLY ATTRACTING THE CHARGED TIRE BUILDING MATERIALS AGAINST THE OTHER OF SAID SURFACES WHEN SAID APPLICATING MEANS IS IN SAID OPERATIVE POSITION, THE MOVEMENT OF SAID CONVEYING MEANS THEREBY TRANSFERRING SAID CHARGED MATERIALS FROM SAID CONVEYOR BELT TO SAID DRUM.
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