Abstract 1. An apparatus for servicing a pneumatic tire building drum with tire building elements comprising means for supplying a plurality of tire building elements; a first plurality of conveying means for receiving a respective one of said tire building elements; a second like plurality of conveying means juxtaposed adjacent the feed end of the first conveying means for receiving each respective building element from a respective one of the first conveying means; means for driving the first and second conveying means together; means for selectively independently driving the second conveying means; and a transfer means for receiving the tire building elements from the second conveying means, said transfer means including movable means for successively contacting each of the plurality of second conveying means to receive each of the respective tire building elements and successively contacting the building drum for application thereon of each of the respective tire building elements.
An apparatus for servicing a pneumatic tire building drum with tire building elements comprising means for supplying a plurality of tire building elements; a first plurality of conveying means for receiving a respective one of said tire building elements; a second like plurality of conveying means juxtaposed adjacent the feed end of the first conveying means for receiving each respective building element from a respective one of the first conveying means; means for driving the first and second conveying means together; means for selectively independently driving the second conveying means; and a transfer means for receiving the tire building elements from the second conveying means, said transfer means including movable means for successively contacting each of the plurality of second conveying means to receive each of the respective tire building elements and successively contacting the building drum for application thereon of each of the respective tire building elements.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
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An apparatus for servicing a pneumatic tire building drum with tire building elements comprising means for supplying a plurality of tire building elements; a first plurality of conveying means for receiving a respective one of said tire building elements; a second like plurality of conveying means juxtaposed adjacent the feed end of the first conveying means for receiving each respective building element from a respective one of the first conveying means; means for driving the first and second conveying means together; means for selectively independently driving the second conveying means; and a transfer means for receiving the tire building elements from the second conveying means, said transfer means including movable means for successively contacting each of the plurality of second conveying means to receive each of the respective tire building elements and successively contacting the building drum for application thereon of each of the respective tire building elements.