Method for manufacturing decorative articles
OwnerKuo-Chih Leeinventor
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a decorative article includes: preparing a metal mold defining a cavity and a pattern of separated recesses disposed within the cavity; filling the cavity and the recesses in the metal mold with a silicone rubber so as to form a silicone mold; filling the silicone mold with a first molding material, and curing the first molding material so as to form a base that defines a pattern of decorating recesses; and filling the decorating recesses in the base with a second molding material, and curing the second molding material so as to form a pattern of decorative elements in the decorating recesses in the base.
Claims4
A method for manufacturing a decorative article, comprising:
- (a) preparing a metal mold defining a cavity and a pattern of separated recesses disposed within the cavity;
- (b) filling the cavity and the recesses in the metal mold with a silicone rubber so as to form a silicone mold that defines a pattern of protrusions corresponding respectively to the recesses, and a pattern of grooves among the protrusions;
- (c) filling the silicone mold with a first molding material selected from the group consisting of polyurethane resins, epoxy resins and mixtures thereof, and curing the first molding material so as to form a base that defines a pattern of decorating recesses which correspond respectively to the protrusions of the silicone mold;
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- (d) filling the decorating recesses in the base with a second molding material selected from the group consisting of polyurethane resins, epoxy resins and mixtures thereof, and curing the second molding material so as to form a pattern of decorative elements in the decorating recesses in the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.