Object having a decorative pattern and method of applying the decorative pattern
OwnerAlain Bethune, Sophie Helene Vayretteinventors
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Abstract
An object formed from a molded support may comprise a material that may be metallically coated by electrodeposition. At least a part of the support's surface may be covered with a first metallic coating formed of at least n superposed layers of metal, where n≧2. The first metallic coating may at least partially delimit a decorative pattern. A second metallic coating formed of at most n−1 metal layers may cover the surface of the support in a region corresponding to the decorative pattern. An outer metallic layer of the first metallic coating may have at least one of a color and an appearance that differs from a color and an appearance of a metallic outer layer of the second metallic coating.
Claims21
An object including at least one decorative pattern, the object comprising:
- a support formed of molded material;
- a first metallic coating covering at least part of a surface of the support, the first metallic coating being formed of at least n superposed layers of metal, wherein n≧2, the first metallic coating at least partially delimiting a decorative pattern;
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- a second metallic coating covering the surface of the support in a region corresponding to the decorative pattern, the second metallic coating being formed of a maximum of n−1 layers of metal;
- wherein an outer metallic layer of the first metallic coating has at least one of a color and an appearance differing from that of an outer metallic layer of the second metallic coating.
A method of producing at least one decorative pattern on an object, comprising:
- providing a support formed of molded material;
- depositing at least two superposed layers of metal on at least a part of a surface of the support, an outer layer of the at least two layers being formed of a first metal;
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- eliminating a portion of at least the outer layer so as to reveal a portion of another layer formed of a second metal having at least one of a color and an appearance differing from that of the first metal, wherein the eliminated portion corresponds to a decorative pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.