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Tire mold vent

  • US 9,522,509 B2
  • Filed: 01/07/2015
  • Issued: 12/20/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mold vent assembly, comprising:

  • a cylindrical vent housing including first and second ends, a cylindrical outer surface and a length from the first end to the second end, the housing having a slot defined in the outer surface along the length, the slot at least partially defining a passage through the housing; and

    an elastomeric insert received in the slot, the insert including a head extending laterally adjacent the first end of the housing, the head being movable between a first position permitting air flow into the passage at the first end of the housing and a second position at least partially blocking the passage at the first end of the housing.

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