Method of manufacturing a load structure
AssigneeGemini Group, Inc.
InventorMark Robinson
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a load structure may include forming a panel having a first side and a second side, clearing a fill passage through the panel, providing a tool having a first portion, a second portion, and a cavity disposed between the first and second portions, disposing a film onto a surface of the first portion of the tool, disposing the panel within the cavity such that the second side of the panel engages the second portion of the tool, and the first side of the panel is spaced apart from the surface of the first portion of the tool defining a void, and injecting a coating through the fill passage such that the coating fills the void and the film adheres to the first side of the panel.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing a load structure, the method comprising:
- forming a panel having a first side and a second side;
- clearing a fill passage through the panel, the fill passage extending from the second side to the first side;
- providing a tool having a first surface portion, a second surface portion, and a cavity disposed between the first and second surface portions;
- disposing a film onto a surface of the first surface portion of the tool;
- disposing the panel within the cavity such that the second side of the panel engages the second surface portion of the tool, and the first side of the panel is spaced apart from the first surface portion of the tool defining a void;
- injecting a coating through the fill passage such that the coating fills the void and the film adheres to the first side of the panel;
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- prior to injecting the coating, disposing a paper layer over the first side of the panel such that the void is arranged between the film and the paper layer.
A method of manufacturing a load structure, the method comprising:
- forming a panel;
- clearing a fill passage through at least a portion of the panel;
- providing a tool having a first surface portion, a second surface portion, and a cavity disposed between the first and second surface portions;
- disposing a film onto the first surface portion of the tool;
- disposing the panel within the cavity such that a portion of the panel engages the second surface portion of the tool, and an additional portion of the panel is spaced apart from first surface portion of the tool defining a void;
- injecting a coating through the fill passage such that the coating fills the void and the film adheres to at least the additional portion of the panel;
- wherein the first surface portion of the tool includes one or more features that are configured to imprint one or more indicia into the film;
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- prior to injecting the coating, positioning a paper layer over the additional portion of the panel such that the void is positioned between the film and the paper layer.
A method of manufacturing a load structure comprising:
- forming a panel;
- clearing a fill passage in the panel;
- providing a tool having a first surface portion, a second surface portion, and a cavity disposed between the first and second surface portions;
- locating a film on one of the first surface portion or second surface portions of the tool;
- positioning the panel within the cavity such that a portion of the panel engages the second surface portion of the tool, and an additional portion of the panel is spaced apart from the first surface portion of the tool defining a void;
- injecting a coating through the fill passage;
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- prior to injecting the coating, positioning a paper layer over the additional portion of the panel such that the void is positioned between the film and the paper layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.