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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1992
Mary Beth Hart, Uniontown, OH (US);
Richard B Nash, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus (10) for splicing ply stock comprises structure (40) for splicing two strips of ply stock (24) in end to end relation whereby the edges (26,30) along opposed ends (36,38) of the strips are abutted against each other and the top and bottom surfaces (42,44 & 46,48) of the strips are stitched to each other across the junction (45) between the abutted edges. The structure includes first and second powered splicing units (50,52) disposed above the top surfaces (42,44) and below the bottom surfaces (46,48), respectively, of the stock strips for simultaneous movement across the edges extending the width of the top and bottom surfaces, respectively, whereby the opposed ends of the strips of stock are pressed into the splicing gears (54,56). The edges of the strips are forcibly abutted against each other and portions of the stock are transferred from the top and bottom surfaces of one strip across the junction of the abutting edges to the top and bottom surfaces, respectively, of the other strip to splice the two strips together.