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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2014
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Neel K. Mani, Stow, OH (US);
John L. Turner, Tucson, AZ (US);
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
A method of preparing a tire for mounting includes providing a tire having a central axis and at least two bead portions, including a first bead portion and a second bead portion. The method also includes providing a plurality of members and moving the plurality of members outward until each of the plurality of members engages the first bead portion of the tire and causes the first bead portion to deflect outwards at a plurality of locations. The method further includes rotating at least one of the tire and the plurality of members about the central axis of the tire while the plurality of members engages the first bead portion of the tire.