Detachable Vehicle Accessory Snap-In Strip And Method For Manufacturing The Same

A detachable snap-in strip constructed of polymer material and capable of bearing an emblem while affixed within a vehicle's accessory comprising:

• an elongate panel comprised of a rigid polymer upper longitudinal edge upon which is attached a major rigid polymer curved upper lip, a rigid polymer lower longitudinal edge upon which is attached a major rigid polymer curved lower lip, a rigid polymer right side longitudinal edge upon which is attached a minor rigid polymer curved right lip, and a rigid polymer left side longitudinal edge upon which is attached a minor rigid polymer curved left lip;
• and wherein said major rigid polymer curved upper lip protrudes continuously from along the entirety of said rigid polymer upper longitudinal edge to form a polymer hook-shaped interior region which grippingly engages a corresponding rear surface area of an upper longitudinal peripheral boundary portion;
• said major rigid polymer curved lower lip protrudes continuously from along the entirety of said rigid polymer lower longitudinal edge to form a polymer hook-shaped interior region which grippingly engages a corresponding rear surface area of a lower longitudinal peripheral boundary portion;
• said major rigid polymer curved right lip protrudes continuously from along the entirety of said rigid polymer right side longitudinal edge to form a polymer hook-shaped interior region which grippingly engages a corresponding rear surface area of a right side longitudinal peripheral boundary portion;
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• said major rigid polymer curved left lip protrudes continuously from along the entirety of said rigid polymer left side longitudinal edge to form a polymer hook-shaped interior region which grippingly engages a corresponding rear surface area of a left side longitudinal peripheral boundary portion;

A detachable snap-in strip constructed of polymer material and capable of bearing an emblem while affixed within a vehicle's accessory comprising:

• an elongate panel comprised of a rigid polymer upper longitudinal edge upon which is attached a major rigid polymer curved upper lip, a rigid polymer lower longitudinal edge upon which is attached a major rigid polymer curved lower lip, a rigid polymer right side longitudinal edge upon which is attached a minor rigid polymer curved right lip, and a rigid polymer left side longitudinal edge upon which is attached a minor rigid polymer curved left lip;
• and wherein said major rigid polymer curved upper lip protrudes continuously from along the entirety of said rigid polymer upper longitudinal edge to form a polymer hook-shaped interior region which grippingly engages a corresponding rear surface area of an upper longitudinal peripheral boundary portion;
• said major rigid polymer curved lower lip protrudes continuously from along the entirety of said rigid polymer lower longitudinal edge to form a polymer hook-shaped interior region which grippingly engages a corresponding rear surface area of a lower longitudinal peripheral boundary portion;
• said major rigid polymer curved right lip protrudes continuously from along the entirety of said rigid polymer right side longitudinal edge to form a polymer hook-shaped interior region which grippingly engages a corresponding rear surface area of a right side longitudinal peripheral boundary portion;
• said major rigid polymer curved left lip protrudes continuously from along the entirety of said rigid polymer left side longitudinal edge to form a polymer hook-shaped interior region which grippingly engages a corresponding rear surface area of a left side longitudinal peripheral boundary portion;
• and said detachable snap-in strip is manufactured by process comprising the steps of:
• i. selecting suitable polymer materials;
• ii. performing thermal cycle testing of said suitable polymer materials;
• iii. performing chemical resisting testing of said suitable polymer materials;
• iv. performing falling ball impact testing of said suitable polymer materials;
• v. performing pencil scratching testing of said suitable polymer materials;
• vi. performing abrasion resistance testing of said suitable polymer materials;
• vii. performing scratch resistance testing of said suitable polymer materials;
• viii. providing a three dimensional scanned imaging of individual component parts;
• ix. transferring said three dimensional scanned imaging of said individual component parts to an injection molding computer to generate precise corresponding design of said component parts;
• x. placing rigid polymer material in an injection molding to form said individual component parts;
• xi. finishing said component parts by smoothing said parts and removing all sharp and rough edges;
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• xii. chroming said component parts.