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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
May. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Bridgestone Bandag, Llc, Muscatine, IA (US);
Inventors:
Robert G. Otting, Illinois City, IL (US);
Terry A. Westaway, Conesville, IA (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Bandag, LLC, Muscatine, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 30/52 (2006.01); B29D 30/56 (2006.01); B60C 11/03 (2006.01); B29D 30/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 30/52 (2013.01); B29D 30/56 (2013.01); B29D 30/0601 (2013.01); B29D 30/0606 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0607 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0609 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0651 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0653 (2013.01); B60C 11/0318 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mold for molding a tire tread comprises a plurality of mold segments. Each of the plurality of mold segments includes an integer number of tread pitch repetitions. The plurality of mold segments are structured to be coupled to each other end-to-end so as to form the mold such that the mold includes an integer number of tread pitches. The mold also includes at least one mold end segment positioned on at least one end of the mold and has a mold end segment length shorter than a length of each of the plurality of mold segments.