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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Francis Cornet, Habay-la-Vieille, BE;
Michel Lemaire, Habay-la-Neuve, BE;
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 3/048 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 3/048 ;
Abstract
A tire bead holder assembly for centering and gripping a circular tire bead before placement on a bead setter has circumferentially spaced radially moveable fingers actuated by a chain drive for simultaneous controlled movement of the fingers and application of centering pressure without distortion of the bead.