Abstract: A wheel assembly has a rim body made from injection-moldable plastic. A tire is applied to the plastic rim which tire consists of thermoplastic rubber. For achieving a high resistance to heat and fire without impairing the cohesion between such materials, the body or rim consists of a halogen-free polypropylene copolymer and the tire consists of a polypropylene vulcanized cross-linked with an EPDM rubber.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 26, 1988
Date of Patent:
January 30, 1990
Assignee:
Tente Rollen Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung & Co.