Patent 7963755 was granted and assigned to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company on June, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An apparatus for cooling a cured tire comprising:A retractable support member having a distal end connected to a support plate;the support plate having an inflatable bladder mounted about its circumferential edge; and wherein the retractable support member is rotatable about its axis.