Festooned trim clip system and method for attaching festooned clips to a substrate

A method for assembling clips for attachment to a foam cushion substrate comprising the steps of:

• providing a grouping of a plurality of removably interconnected clips in a assembly and handling the assembly to remove one of the clips therefrom;
• locating the removed clip in predetermined assembly position in a mold cavity;
• and
• applying liquid foam to secure the clip into the cushion substrate subsequent to curing of the liquid foam.

A clip assembly that is adapted to secure a bead to a foam substrate comprising:

• at least one dual-ganged clip including first and second opposed clip members joined by an elongated shaft segment that spacedly disposes the first and second opposed clip members apart;
• the first clip member including a first clip member base with first clip legs extending from the base and each having barbs that define an inner shoulder, the inner shoulders of respective barbs constructed and arranged to secure a bead therebetween, the bead extending from the first clip member base, and the first clip member base having opposing first base ends oriented along a first direction of grouping elongation;
• a first connector and a second connector mounted at each of the opposing first base ends;
• the second clip member including a second clip member base with second clip legs extending from the base and each having barbs that define an inner shoulder, the inner shoulders of respective barbs constructed and arranged to secure the bead therebetween, the bead extending from the second clip member base, and the second clip member base having opposing second base ends oriented along a second direction of grouping elongation;
• the first and second directions of grouping elongation extending in parallel;
• and
• a third connector and a fourth connector mounted at each of the opposing second base ends;
• the elongated shaft segment having a length that is greater than the spacing between opposed connectors disposed at either of the clip members.

A clip assembly comprising:

• a clip including first and second opposed clip members joined by an elongated shaft segment that spacedly disposes the first and second opposed clip members apart;
• the first clip member including a first clip member base with first clip legs extending from the base and each having barbs that define an inner shoulder, the inner shoulders of respective barbs constructed and arranged to secure a bead therebetween, the bead extending from the first clip member base, and the first clip member base having opposing first base ends oriented along a first axis;
• a first connector and a second connector mounted at each of the opposing first base ends;
• the second clip member including a second clip member base with second clip legs extending from the base and each having barbs that define an inner shoulder, the inner shoulders of respective barbs constructed and arranged to secure the bead therebetween, the bead extending from the second clip member base, and the second clip member base having opposing second base ends oriented along a second axis;
• the first and second axes extending in parallel;
• and
• a third connector and a fourth connector mounted at each of the opposing second base ends;
• the elongated shaft segment having a length greater than a width of the clip member base, as measured in the direction of the length of the elongated shaft segment, and the elongated shaft segment has opposed ends that extend in a direction between facing side surfaces of the respective first and second clip member bases.