Improvements in tyre manufacture

摘要

A support for use in tyre manufacture comprises a profile portion formed by fingers 24 and substantially corresponding in shape to a tyre, turn up means 38 being arranged either side of the profile portion. Each turn up means 38 includes a flange movable by a bladder 36 into an upstanding state (Fig 2) in which the turn up means defines a support surface against which a tyre bead and apex can be wound.