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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2013
Applicant:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Inventors:
Cheng-Hsiung Lin, Hudson, OH (US);
Michael Joseph Durr, Strongsville, OH (US);
Arun Kumar Byatarayanapura Gopala, Copley, OH (US);
Dale Roy Norton, Medina, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 53/26 (2006.01); B21K 1/38 (2006.01); B60C 25/00 (2006.01); B29D 30/72 (2006.01); B60C 23/12 (2006.01); B29D 30/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 25/00 (2013.01); B29D 30/0061 (2013.01); B29D 30/72 (2013.01); B60C 23/12 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0077 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0083 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0094 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4998 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49538 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49885 (2015.01);
Abstract
A tire support apparatus includes a support plate for receiving a tire includes an optional inflatable inner tube for insertion into the tire cavity, and an upper plate having a hole for receiving a support member, the upper plate further includes a ring having an inner lip that seats against the bead region of the tire and a radially outer surface that seats against the lower sidewall region of the tire T.