(under subclass 349) Apparatus having a rotating mandrel or former adapted for winding tire bead rings, of great diameter relative to their axial length and thickness, from indefinite length material and adhering the layers of material together.
(1) Note. To be included in this subclass the ring-like article produced must be disclosed as useful as tire bead rings.
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136, for the corresponding methods.
433+, for uniting strands to form articles other than tire beads.
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242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding, for winding, unwinding, tensioning, or guiding related structure of general use. 245, Wire Fabrics and Structure,
1.5, for tire bead rings, and the method of making the same, when formed primarily of wire and not involving a laminating step.
