US3183134A
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Tire building apparatus and method
Assignee: Fairchild Hiller Corp
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Filing: 1962-04-03
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Granted: 1965-05-11
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Expires: 1982-04-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Vincent C Frisby
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 10:56
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H54/00; B65H54/64; B29; B29D; B29D30/00; B29D30/06; B29D30/08; B29D30/10; B29D30/12; B29D30/34; B29D30/16; B29D2030/1664; B29D2030/1678
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
215 words
THE METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A CONTINUOUS CORD TIRE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: MOUNTING A RIGID MOLD ON A SPINDLE, THE SAID MOLD HAVING THE DESIRED SHAPE OF THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE TO BE MAINTAINED DURING THE CURING PROCCESS INCLUDING INWARDLY SLOPING SURFACES; POSITIONING A PAIR OF RIGID HUBS HAVING AXLE OPENINGS THERETHROUGH ON SAID SPINDLE, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF SAID MOLD AND SPACED THEREFROM AT THE BEGINNING OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE TIRE; APPLYING SHEET RUBBER OVER THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID MOLD; ATTACHING A CORD TO ONE OF SAID HUBS; ROTATING SAID SPINDLE AND SAID MOLD AND SIMULTANEOUSLY WINDING SAID CORD CONTINUOUSLY ABOUT SAID MOLD AND ONTO BOTH SAID HUBS IN A WINDING PLANE PASSING THROUGH THE CENTROID OF SAID MOLD AND TANGENT TO OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID HUBS TO BUILD UP LAYERS OF CORD ON SAID HUBS; MOVING THE SAID HUBS PROGRESSIVELY INWARDLY ALONG SAID SPINDLE TOWARD SAID MOLD DURING SAID WINDING; SECURING THE END OF SAID CORD TO ONE OF SAID HUBS AFTER WINDING IS COMPLETED; APPLYING SHEET RUBBER OVER SAID CORD WINDINGS TO FORM WITH SAID FIRST APPLIED SHEET RUBBER AN ASSEMBLY OF CORD AND RUBBER; CURING SAID ASSEMBLY WITH HEAT AND PRESSURE; AND REMOVING SAID MOLD FROM SAID ASSEMBLY SO THAT THE SAID HUBS REMAIN SECURED TO SAID ASSEMBLY.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
215 words
THE METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A CONTINUOUS CORD TIRE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: MOUNTING A RIGID MOLD ON A SPINDLE, THE SAID MOLD HAVING THE DESIRED SHAPE OF THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE TO BE MAINTAINED DURING THE CURING PROCCESS INCLUDING INWARDLY SLOPING SURFACES; POSITIONING A PAIR OF RIGID HUBS HAVING AXLE OPENINGS THERETHROUGH ON SAID SPINDLE, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF SAID MOLD AND SPACED THEREFROM AT THE BEGINNING OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE TIRE; APPLYING SHEET RUBBER OVER THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID MOLD; ATTACHING A CORD TO ONE OF SAID HUBS; ROTATING SAID SPINDLE AND SAID MOLD AND SIMULTANEOUSLY WINDING SAID CORD CONTINUOUSLY ABOUT SAID MOLD AND ONTO BOTH SAID HUBS IN A WINDING PLANE PASSING THROUGH THE CENTROID OF SAID MOLD AND TANGENT TO OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID HUBS TO BUILD UP LAYERS OF CORD ON SAID HUBS; MOVING THE SAID HUBS PROGRESSIVELY INWARDLY ALONG SAID SPINDLE TOWARD SAID MOLD DURING SAID WINDING; SECURING THE END OF SAID CORD TO ONE OF SAID HUBS AFTER WINDING IS COMPLETED; APPLYING SHEET RUBBER OVER SAID CORD WINDINGS TO FORM WITH SAID FIRST APPLIED SHEET RUBBER AN ASSEMBLY OF CORD AND RUBBER; CURING SAID ASSEMBLY WITH HEAT AND PRESSURE; AND REMOVING SAID MOLD FROM SAID ASSEMBLY SO THAT THE SAID HUBS REMAIN SECURED TO SAID ASSEMBLY.
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