The Goodyear & Tire Rubber Company

Motor Wheel Corporation

Albert H. Prueter

Robert J., Sr. Stalter

Albert H Prueter

Robert J Stalter, Sr

Ronald B O'Connell

Sr Stalter Robert J

An improved composite metal-elastomer styled automotive-type wheel with a three-dimensionally contoured ornamental outboard face formed by a plastic overlay body permanently adhered or affixed to the outboard face, and an improved molding apparatus and method for constructing such a wheel. A plastic overlay body has an annular row of outboard pockets disposed in radially offset, axially overlapping relation with a annular row of inboard pockets which in turn register with vent openings in the disc to thereby provide air passages through the wheel for brake ventilation. The outboard pockets preferably are disposed radially remote from the center of the wheel close to the wheel rim, and a relatively thin cross-section of plastic material is molded so as to overlie the outboard rim flange to provide a full-face appearance to the wheel. In the method and apparatus of the invention the mold cavity is provided with perimeter air vents to enable thin cross-section molding adjacent the outer perimeter of the mold cavity.

Composite metal-elastomer styled wheels and method and apparatus for

An improved molding apparatus which includes a lower mold part containing a seat to permit a wheel to be locked thereon to form a mold cavity between the upper surface of the lower mold part and under surface of the wheel, said wheel having openings therein including at least openings for mounting the wheel on an axle and for charging the cavity with molding material, a sealing means for sealing the openings in the wheel, said sealing means being pivotable about the lower mold part by a pivot frame to bring the sealing means into a locked sealing relationship through an elastomeric gasket, said gasket in the locked sealing relationship being under uniform compression, said uniform compression being achieved by action of at least three springs located around the seal means and between the pivot frame.

Molding apparatus

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Perrysburg, OH, United States of America

Albert H Prueter