I claim:
1. A bag comprising a front wall, a back wall, first and second side walls interconnecting the front wall and the back wall, defining an interior and an exterior of the bag, and an enclosed end;
the enclosed end comprising a flap formed integral with the back wall and further being folded over and engaging the front wall and secured thereto by an adhesive;
a tab secured to the front wall on the exterior and disposed within the enclosed end between the flap and the front wall, the tab being detachably secured to the front wall; and
the adhesive disposed in pattern having an adhesive void adjacent an opening edge of the front wall.
2. The bag of claim 1, wherein a first portion of the tab is disposed between the flap and the front wall and a second portion extends along the front wall.
3. The bag of claim 3, wherein the first portion overlaps the opening edge.
4. The bag of claim 1, wherein the tab extends outwardly from beneath the flap.
5. The bag of claim 1, wherein the tab comprises a first ply and a second ply, the first ply being bonded to the front wall and the second ply being unsecured to the front wall.
6. The bag of claim 5, wherein the second ply overlaps the opening edge.
7. The bag of claim 1, wherein the tab is secured to the front wall by a peel-free adhesive.
8. The bag of claim 1, wherein the tab is formed to include at least one aperture and wherein the flap is bonded to the front wall within the at least one aperture.
9. The bag of claim 1, wherein the adhesive pattern comprises first portion of adhesive disposed on the flap and a second portion of adhesive disposed on the front wall.
10. A bag comprising a front wall, a back wall and first and second side walls interconnecting the front wall and the back wall, defining an interior and an exterior of the bag, each of the front wall, the back wall and the first and second side walls having a multi-ply construction, the front wall and the first and second side walls each having an end edge, wherein each of the end edges are cut substantially flush, and the back wall has a flap extending from the back wall and beyond the end edges;
a tab member releasably secured to the front wall on the exterior and extending from the end edge; and
an adhesive disposed on the flap and extending in a pattern extending substantially continuously from the first side wall to the second side wall and adjacent a flap edge to define an adhesive void adjacent an opening edge of the front wall.
11. The bag of claim 9, wherein tab member is secured to the front wall by an peel-free adhesive.
12. The bag of claim 10, wherein the tab member extends from the end edge of the front wall a length in excess of a length of the flap.
13. The bag of claim 10, wherein the tab member includes a portion that overlaps the opening edge.
14. The bag of claim 10, wherein the first and second side walls comprise stepped-plies extending from end edge.
15. The bag of claim 10, the tab member comprising a first ply and a second ply, the first ply being substantially permanently bonded to the front wall and the second ply being unsecured to the front wall.
16. The bag of claim 15, wherein the second ply overlaps the opening edge.
17. The bag of claim 10, the tab member comprising having a first portion disposed between the flap and the front wall and a second portion extending outwardly from beneath the flap and along the front wall.
18. The bag of claim 17, the first portion formed to include at least one aperture z and the adhesive being disposed within the aperture.
19. The bag of claim 10, further comprising adhesive disposed on the front wall in a pattern extending substantially continuously from first side wall to the second side wall and displaced from the opening edge to define an adhesive void adjacent the opening edge.
20. A bag comprising a front wall, a back wall and first and second side walls interconnecting the front wall and the back wall defining an interior portion and an exterior portion of the bag,
the front wall having an opening edge;
the back wall having a flap extending from the back wall and beyond the opening edge;
a tab member secured to the front wall on the exterior of the bag by a peel-free adhesive, the tab member extending from substantially adjacent the opening edge along the front wall substantially perpendicular to the opening edge; and
adhesive applied in a pattern to the front wall and to the flap, wherein a first portion of the adhesive is disposed on the front wall and extends in a pattern substantially continuously between the first side wall and the second side wall and displaced from the opening edge, and wherein a second portion of the adhesive is disposed on the flap and extends in a pattern substantially continuously from the first side wall to the second side wall and adjacent a flap edge, wherein the first portion of adhesive and the second portion of adhesive cooperate to secure the flap to the front wall and to define an adhesive void adjacent the opening.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A loader basket for gripping, transporting, and releasing tires comprising, a fixed ring, a rotating ring operatively interrelated with said fixed ring, a plurality of shoe arms pivotally attached to said fixed ring, shoe assemblies pivotally mounted on each of said shoe arms, alignment links pivotally mounted on said fixed ring and pivotally attached to each of said shoe assemblies, shoe arm actuating rods pivotally attached to each of said shoe arms and said rotating ring for pivoting said shoe arms about said fixed ring while maintaining said shoe assemblies in concentric relation during movement between collapsed and expanded positions, and an actuator for selectively moving said rotating ring relative to said fixed ring.
2. A loader basket according to claim 1, wherein said alignment links are of a different length than said shoe arms.
3. A loader basket according to claim 1, wherein said alignment links are of a lesser length than said shoe arms.
4. A loader basket according to claim 1, wherein the pivotal attachment of said shoe arms to said fixed ring and the pivotal mounting of said alignment links on said fixed ring are offset.
5. A loader basket according to claim 1, wherein the pivotal mounting of said shoe arms on said shoe assemblies and the pivotal attachment of said alignment links to said shoe assemblies have a line through the centers thereof at all times passing through the center line of said fixed ring.
6. A loader basket according to claim 1, wherein the pivotal attachment of said alignment links to said shoe assemblies is a bolt extending through a first bore in said alignment link and a second bore in said loader shoe assembly with one of said bores being oversized to permit an extent of adjustment in the location of the loader shoe assembly.
7. A loader basket according to claim 1, wherein said actuator is a fluid cylinder connected to said fixed ring and said rotating ring.
8. A loader basket according to claim 7, wherein the operative throw of said cylinder is controlled by an adjusting rod movable with said rotating ring.
9. A loader basket according to claim 8, wherein said cylinder operates a projection of said rotating ring and said adjusting rod is attached to said projection and moves therewith.
10. A loader basket according to claim 9, wherein said adjusting rod is also supported by a stopper bar and has movable stops for engaging said stopper bar.
11. A loader basket according to claim 9, wherein said adjusting rod is threaded and first and second stops are threaded on said adjusting rod, one to either side of said stopper bar to establish a maximum expanded position and a minimum contracted position of said shoe assemblies.
12. A loader basket according to claim 1, wherein said shoe arm actuating rods are threaded and have the ends thereof threaded into devises to rotatably vary the axial length thereof to establish equal radial positioning of all of said loader shoe assemblies.
13. A loader basket according to claim 12, wherein jamb nuts on said shoe arm actuating rods selectively engage a clevis to maintain a selected axial length of said shoe arm actuating rods.
14. A basket for engaging an uncured tire comprising a frame, a fixed ring of said frame, a rotating ring of said frame supported for rotation relative to said fixed ring, a shoe arm pivotally attached to said fixed ring, a shoe assembly mounted on said shoe arm by a shoe pin, an alignment link pivotally mounted on said fixed ring and attached to said shoe assembly at a pivot pin, and an actuating rod pivotally attached to said shoe arm and said rotating ring, and a fluid actuator selectively moving said rotating ring relative to said fixed ring, said fixed ring, said shoe arm, said alignment link, and said shoe assembly being sized and arranged such that a line through said shoe pin and said pivot pin passes through the center of said fixed ring throughout the movement of said shoe assembly.
15. A basket according to claim 14, wherein said shoe arm has an alignment plate receiving said shoe pin and said pivot pin.
16. A basket according to claim 15, wherein said shoe assembly has a spine plate for engaging an uncured tire pivotal about said shoe pin of said alignment plate.
17. A basket according to claim 14, wherein said alignment link is of a different effective length than said shoe arm.
18. A tire curing press loader comprising, a movable loader arm, a loader basket assembly carried by said loader arm, a fixed ring of said loader basket assembly, a rotating ring supported by said fixed ring, a plurality of shoe arms pivotally attached to said fixed ring, shoe assemblies pivotally mounted on each of said shoe arms, alignment links pivotally mounted on said fixed ring and pivotally attached to each of said shoe assemblies, shoe arm actuating rods pivotally attached to each of said shoe arms and said rotating ring for pivoting said shoe arms about said fixed ring so that said shoe assemblies move circumferentially and radially of said fixed ring during movement between collapsed and expanded positions, and means for selectively moving said rotating ring relative to said fixed ring.
19. A tire curing press loader according to claim 18, wherein said means for moving said rotating ring relative to said fixed ring is a fluid cylinder.
20. A tire curing press loader according to claim 18, wherein the pivotal mounting of said shoe arms on said shoe assemblies and the pivotal attachment of said alignment links to said shoe assemblies have a line through the centers thereof at all times passing through the center line of said fixed ring.