Tire mold
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorJames B. Hershberger
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Abstract
Novel and improved means for retaining an indicia forming member on a tire mold. The structure for accomplishing this involves a latch mechanism which is operable both to selectively latch the indicia forming member to the mold and to assist in the ready removal of the member from the tire mold.
Claims11
A tire mold including a mold member provided with a surface engageable with a portion of an uncured tire, a detachable indicia forming member engageable with a portion of an uncured tire to form indicia on a surface of the tire, and means for releasably retaining said indicia forming member on said mold, said last mentioned means being carried in part by said indicia forming member and in part by said mold member and including movable cam means carried at least by one of said indicia forming member and mold member to releasably latch said indicia forming member to said mold member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.