Patent ID: 8377363
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: B29C,B29D,B29L

Abstract:
1. A method for automatically de-molding a cured tread, the method comprising: molding a tread in a mold, the tread comprising a tongue portion and a tread portion; positioning a tread anchoring member to a tongue-engaging position; automatically engaging an outer exposed surface of the tongue portion in the mold with the tread anchoring member while the tongue portion is positioned within a tongue forming portion of the mold; pinching the tongue portion between two gripping members, where one of the two gripping members includes the anchoring member; and, removing the tread from the mold, which includes first pulling at least a portion of the tongue portion from a tongue forming portion of the mold with the engaging tread anchoring member, and then pulling the tread portion from a bottom tread forming portion of the mold.