Clarence M Gainer

US Patent:

6551086, Apr 22, 2003

Filed:

Dec 9, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/445730

Inventors:

James Robert Tuttle - Hudson OH
Roger Alden Fleming - Stow OH
Gary Scott Christie - Massillon OH
Clarence Maxon Gainer - Clinton OH
Bernard Byron Jacobs - Akron OH
Stephanie Anne Lee - Hartville OH
Harold Eugene Marlott - Canton OH

Assignee:

The Goodyear Tire Rubber Co. - Akron OH

International Classification:

B29C 3338

US Classification:

425 46, 264219, 425117, 425175

Abstract:

Making a tire mold having a plurality of complete tire mold segments ( ) of epoxy resin mold material formed in the chambers ( ) of segmental shoes ( ) and having reinforced stand alone ribs ( ) formed in recesses in the tread models mounted in the shoes. The shoes ( ) and models ( ) are reusable and have standard shoe split diameters and chord lengths to reduce the time necessary to make the molds. The models ( ) are of resilient material and are also reusable.