Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for dual tire buffing and handling
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Application No.: US15633562Application Date: 2017-06-26
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Publication No.: US10427373B2Publication Date: 2019-10-01
- Inventor: John S. Lindsay , Jeremy D. Gray , James A. Kendall, Jr.
- Applicant: BRIDGESTONE BANDAG, LLC
- Applicant Address: US IA Muscatine
- Assignee: Bridgestone Bandag, LLC
- Current Assignee: Bridgestone Bandag, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IA Muscatine
- Main IPC: B29D30/54
- IPC: B29D30/54

Abstract:
A dual tire buffing apparatus includes a turntable having a first end and an opposite second end. The turntable is rotatable about a central axis between first and second positions. A first expandable hub is rotatably coupled to the turntable proximate the first end. The first expandable hub is configured to receive a first tire casing. A second expandable hub is rotatably coupled to the turntable proximate the second end. The second expandable hub is configured to receive a second tire casing. A rasp head is positioned to operatively engage the first tire casing on the first expandable hub when the turntable is in the first position to perform a buffing operation on the first tire casing, and to operatively engage the second tire casing on the second expandable hub when the turntable is in the second position to perform a buffing operation on the second tire casing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170291381A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DUAL TIRE BUFFING AND HANDLING Public/Granted day:2017-10-12
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