Tire curing press loader

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION, A CARCASS HOLDER FOR A TIRE CURING PRESS OF THE TYPE HAVING COMPLEMENTARY TOP AND BOTTOM MOLD SECTIONS, HOLDER GUIDE MEANS MOUNTED ON SUCH PRESS TO SUPPORT SUCH HOLDER FOR VERTICAL MOVEMENT, MEANS LATERALLY TO SHIFT SAID GUIDE MEANS TO REGISTER SAID HOLDER WITH SUCH BOTTOM MOLD SECTION WHEN SUCH PRESS IS OPEN, MEANS OPERATIVE VERTICALLY TO MOVE SAID HOLDER ALONG SAID GUIDE MEANS, SAID HOLDER COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF VERTICALLY EXTENDING TIRE GRIPPING ELEMENTS, A SUPPORT FOR SAID ELEMENTS, PARALLELOGRAM LINKAGE MEANS EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY FROM THE TOP OF EACH ELEMENT TO SAID SUPPORT, THE LOWERMOST PIVOTS OF SAID PARALLELOGRAM LINKAGE MEANS BEING LATERALLY SPACED FROM EACH OTHER AND CONNECTED TO SAID RESPECTIVE GRIPPING ELEMENTS ADJACENT THE TOP EDGE THEREOF, BOTH THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF SAID ELEMENTS THUS BEING CLEAR TO GRIP A TIRE CARCASS; MEANS OPERATIVE TO SWING SAID ELEMENTS TOWARD AND AWAY FROM EACH OTHER COMPRISING A PISTON-CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT, AND MEANS CONNECTING EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS WITH SAID PISTON-CYLINDER ASSEMBLY RADIALLY TO MOVE SAID ELEMENTS IN RESPONSE TO EXTENSION OR RETRACTION OF SAID PISTON-CYLINDER ASSEMBLY.