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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1996
Anand P Singh, Akron, OH (US);
Xianzhen Liu, Akron, OH (US);
McNeil & NRM, Inc., Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A loader basket (20) for gripping, transporting, and precisely positioning a tire (T), including a framework (21) having a spider (30) with a plurality of radially extending arms (33), a plurality of shoes (40) mounted for radial movement on the arms, a spine plate (41) on each of the shoes for engaging the tire, an actuating assembly (60) for moving the shoes radially inwardly and outwardly on the arms, individually adjustable stop assemblies (70) on each of the arms limiting the extent of radially outward movement of each of the shoes, and a synchronizing mechanism (90) mechanically interconnecting the stop assemblies for uniformly simultaneously adjusting the extent of radial outward movement of each of the shoes.