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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2010
Applicants:
Neel K. Mani, Stow, OH (US);
John L. Turner, Akron, OH (US);
Inventors:
Neel K. Mani, Stow, OH (US);
John L. Turner, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 25/138 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus is configured to receive a tire having at least two bead portions, including a first bead portion and a second bead portion. The apparatus includes a plurality of members configured to engage the first bead portion of the tire, at least one expander configured to move the plurality of members outward, and a rotating device configured to rotate the plurality of members about an axis of the tire.