Title: Tire curing system

Abstract: A curing system including a curing press-post inflator combination wherein the tire moves through the curing and post inflation process under complete control at all times. The post inflator is mounted on the press frame and is aligned with the top mold section of the press in the full open position of the press. The upper or outside bead rim of the post inflator is removed by a mechanism operating, in part, independently of the press top mold section so that the post inflator can be closed and operational prior to the full closing of the press. A chuck in the top mold section not only holds the tire for stripping from the mold sections and bladder but retains control over the tire vertically to place the tire without dropping or any lateral movement on the aligned open bottom or inner bead rim of the post cure inflator.

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Inventors: Yuhas, Gerald Joseph (Canfield, OH, US)
Turk, Leonard G. (Aurora, OH, US)

Application Number: 797938
Filing Date: 1977-05-18
Publication_date: 1978-05-30
Assignee: NRM Corporation (Akron, OH)
Primary Class(es): 425/58.1 425/445
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US Patent Ref:

3065499	Nov, 1962	Brundage	425/32.
3075237	Jan, 1963	Soderquist	425/44.
3214790	Nov, 1965	Wright et al.	425/44.
3214791	Nov, 1965	Ericson et al.	425/44.
3343208	Sep, 1967	Pacciarini et al.	425/38.
3530533	Sep, 1970	Turk et al.	425/32.
3605182	Sep, 1971	Ulm	425/28.
3640653	Feb, 1972	Laenen et al.	425/33.
4025251	May, 1977	Cantarutti	425/38.

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Primary Examiner: Flint, Jr., J. Howard
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Maky, Renner, Otto & Boisselle