Patent ID: 6214280
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B29D

Abstract:
A post-cure inflator for tires, comprising:(a) a frame having(1) an elongate base,(2) opposed side plates projecting upwardly from said base, and(3) a pair of access openings disposed in said side plates to form chambers for receipt of the tires;(b) a driven shaft disposed centrally of said frame with its opposed ends projecting into said chambers and adapted to receive a tire chuck;(c) a pair of spindles carried by said frame and projecting into said chambers in opposed relationship with said driven shaft and adapted to receive a tire chuck;(d) said spindles being movable toward and away from said driven shaft; and(e) tire support assemblies carried by said base of said frame and projecting into each of said chambers beneath said driven shaft and said spindles.