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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernard Byron Jacobs, Akron, OH (US);
Gregory Lee Loney, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Richard Allen Root, East Amherst, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 3/006 ; B22F 7/08 ; B29C 3/342 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 3/006 ; B22F 7/08 ; B29C 3/342 ;
Abstract
A composite blade (,A through,F) for use in a tire cure mold and the method of fabricating the composite blade employs the steps of forming a blade blank (,) and encapsulating at least one end (,) in a second material by placing the end (,) in a die and molding an enlarged cross-section (,) of a second material around the end (,). Preferably the second material is a powdered metal.