Patent ID: 6726460
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: B29C,B29D,B29L

Abstract:
A mold for a tire, comprising:a loading plate defining a cavity and having a central axis; a base received within said cavity, said base having an engagement surface, and being movable along said central axis; an actuator movable along said central axis between a spaced position and an engaged position relative to said base; at least one sliding section movably attached to said engagement surface, said sliding section movable in a direction perpendicular to said central axis between an engaged position and a retracted position, and having a molding surface for a tire bead; at least one floating section movably attached to said engagement surface and movable on a diagonal axis relative to said central axis between an engaged position and a retracted position, and having a molding surface for a tire bead, said at least one sliding section and at least one floating section being mutually alternately disposed; and, means for moving said actuator from the spaced position to the engaged position for driving said at least one sliding section and said at least one floating section to the respective engaged positions so that the respective molding surfaces join to form a continuous molding surface for a tire bead.