The Goodyear & Tire Rubber Company

Matthew Ray Cappelli

Frederick Forbes Vannan, Jr

Gary Edwin Tubb

Donald Chester Kubinski

John Patrick Roman

Arthur Allen Goldstein

Frank Anthony Kmiecik

Minwu Yao

Wayne Antoine Douglas

Christopher Daniel Pfeiffer

Alex James Elchert

A strip component ( ) is carried by a liner ( ) into a storage spool (24) having spiral grooved flanges ( ) for edges of the liner ( ) which are guided into the grooves by guide rods ( ) which do not interfere with the transporting of the strip component ( ) into and out of the spool ( ).

Storage spool with coiled liner

A tire (,) having a contoured precured bead filler or apex (,) with a contoured surface for directing the ply path (,A) of the cord reinforced carcass plies (,) is taught. The contour of the precured bead filler or apex (,) has a convex surface (,A) and concave surface (,B) that transition at an inflection location (T) at or below the rim flange (,) to which the tire (,) is to be mounted.

Ply path controlled by precured apex

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Canal Fulton, OH, United States of America

Matthew Ray Cappelli