Method of electroplating

Claim 1

IN THE METHOD OF PLATING A STEERING WHEEL MADE FROM PLASTIC MATERIAL INCLUDING A METAL CORE AND THE RIM PORTION THEREOF CONNECTED BY METAL SPOKES TO A HUB, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF; INSERTING A PLURALITY OF METAL PINS THROUGH SAID PLASTIC MATERIAL AND INTO SAID CORE WHEREIN THE PORTION OF SAID PINS WHICH ARE EXPOSED AT THE SURFACE OF THE PLASTIC ARE FLUSH THEREWITH, PAINTING THE SURFACE OF THE PLASTIC MATERIAL WITH A CONDUCTIVE PAINT SO THAT THE PAINT COMPLETELY COVERS THE PLASTIC RIM AND OVERLIES AND CONNECTS THE EXPOSED ENDS OF SAID METAL PINS, CONNECTING THE CORE AT A POINT REMOTE FROM SAID METAL PINS TO ONE SIDE OF A CURRENT SOURCE AND THEN IMMERSING THE WHEEL IN A PLATING BATH INCLUDING AN ANODE WHICH IS CONNECTED WITH THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SOURCE WHEREBY ELECTRODEPOSITION OF THE METAL PLATE ON THE CONDUCTING SURFACE OF THE PAINT OCCURS FOR COEXTENSIVELY COVERING THE PLASTIC AND THE ENDS OF SAID METAL PINS FOR FORMING A SMOOTH DECORATIVE COVER THEREOVER.