Patent ID: 11878481
Assignee: BARTELL MACHINERY SYSTEMS, L.L.C.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A bead forming system for forming a tire bead, the bead forming system comprising:
a bead former configured to facilitate the formation of the tire bead via bead winding machinery components; and
a base secured to the bead former, wherein the bead former includes a bead-receiving surface that is rotatable relative to the base about a first axis,
wherein the base is rotatable about a second axis such that the bead former is movable from a first position to a second position; wherein the second axis is angled by at least 5 degrees relative to a true vertical; and wherein based at least in part on the second axis being angled, when the bead former moves between the first position and the second position, the bead former traverses through a lower intermediate position, which is between the first position and the second position and is lower than the bead winding machinery components, and a higher intermediate position, which is between the first position and the second position and is at least level with the bead winding machinery components.