Patent ID: 6911113

Claim:
An apparatus for recapping tires comprising a horizontal rigid frame comprising a first horizontal modular structure and a second horizontal modular structure; (a) wherein said first structure comprises a first set of rails for guiding a first carriage having a vertical upright which supports a rotational shaft on which is fitted a mandrel for support of a tire, wherein said mandrel is mounted for translation on said first structure in a direction parallel to the rotational shaft; (b) wherein said second structure comprises a second set of rails for guiding a second carriage on which recapping tools are fitted, wherein said recapping tools are mounted for translation on said second structure in a direction approximately perpendicular to the direction of translation of the mandrel; and (c) wherein the first structure and the second structure are arranged perpendicular to one another, and wherein the first set of rails and the second set of rails are disposed in essentially the same horizontal plane.