Patent ID: 6517333
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: B29C,B29L

Abstract:
A mold for flat treads of tire casings, comprising first and second molding parts having a longitudinal extent at least coextensive with the longitudinal length of a flat tread to be molded, said parts respectively defining the outer surface and the inner surface of a flat tread, at least one of the molding parts being movable between two positions corresponding to opening and closing of the mold, wherein the direction of movement is transverse to the longitudinal extent of the molding parts, and at least one elastically deformable element mounted on one of the molding parts for molding with the other molding part the longitudinal side edges of the flat tread surface and forming and maintaining a tight connection with the two molding parts between a closed position and a slightly-open position of the mold.