Machine for building a tread on pneumatic tires

Claim 1

A MACHINE FOR WINDING ON A PNEUMATIC TIRE A COMPOSITE RIBBON OF UNCURED RUBBER ADHESIVELY MOUNTED ON A BACKING, SAID RIBBON BEING NARROWER THAN THE TREAD PORTION OF THE TIRE, SAID MACHINE INCLUDING A FRAME, A HOLLOW SHAFT ROTATIVELY MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID SHAFT, A TIRE SUPPORT ON SAID SHAFT, A SHOURC OF CONSTANT PRESSURE CONNECTED TO SAID HOLLOW SHAFT FOR INFLATING AND MAINTAINING SAID TIRE INFLATED AT CONSTANT PRESSURE DURING THE RIBBON-WINDING CYCLE OF SAID MACHINE, A SOURCE OF SUPOLY OF COMPOSITE RIBBON, A RIBBON FEEDING AND APPLYING MECHANISM, SAID FEEDING AND APPLYING MECHANISM HAVING MEANS FOR FEEDING SAID RIBBON FROM SAID SOURCE OF SUPPLY TO SAID TIRE BEING WOUND, SAID FEEDING AND APPLYING MECHANISM HAVING FIRST MEANS FOR ADHERING SAID COMPOSITE RIBBON TO SAID TIRE, SECOND MEANS FOR PEELING OFF SAID BACKING FROM THE UNCURED RUBBER PORTION OF SAID RIBBON SUBSTANTIALLY CONCURRENTLY WITH THE ADHERENCE OF SAID RIBBON TO SAID TIRE, AND THIRD MEANS FOR OSCILLATING SAID RIBBON APPLYING MECHANISM THROUGH A PREDETERMINED ANGULAR PATH OF MOVEMENT FOR APPLYING A PLURALITY OF WINDINGS OF SAID RIBBON ON A SELECTED AREA OF SAID TIRE FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND OVER THE CROWN OF SAID TIRE.