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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:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Michelin Recherche et Technique S. A., Grange-Paccot, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 3/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 3/302 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a mold and a process for molding a tread and a tire having a tread, the tread including a running surface , lateral surfaces , axial recesses opening axially on to at least one of the lateral surfaces, the process including steps of inserting into the uncured tread projections which mold the axial recesses , and of then removing them from the vulcanized tread, the process being characterized in that the projections are inserted in the direction of the thickness of the tread and are removed in the direction of the width of the tread