The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Vmi Holland B.v., Epe, NL;
Inventors:
Martin De Graaf, Epe, NL;
Dave Papot, Epe, NL;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 30/24 (2006.01); B29D 30/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 30/24 (2013.01); B29D 2030/2642 (2013.01); B29D 2030/2657 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a tire building drum and method for operating the tire building drum, which tire building drum include a left section, a right section, a center section, and a support member for supporting the center section in the radially outward direction. The support member is movable together with the center section in the radially outward direction. The tire building drum further includes a blocking device for blocking the support member against movement in a radially inward direction when the center section is in the expanded position.