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US 5,350,608 AGranted
Decorative trim with one-piece plastic cover
AssigneeThe Standard Products Company
InventorRobert A. Zoller
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Abstract
A trim strip for attachment to a substrate such as a vehicle includes a metallic core member and a one-piece outer layer which includes injection molded plastic inserts. In addition, a method of making the trim strip includes the steps of bonding an outer layer to the core member wherein the outer layer extends beyond the longitudinal ends of the core member, injection molding plastic inserts which bond to the outer layer, and forming the outer layer over the ends of the core member, thereby forming end caps over the metallic core.
Claims14
A trim strip, comprising:
- a metallic core member;
- and
- a plastic layer bonded to at least one side of said metallic core member, said plastic layer including end portions which extend beyond and at least partially overlap the ends of said metallic core, said end portions including plastic inserts which include means for attaching said trim strip to a substrate.
A trim strip for attachment to a vehicle, comprising:
- a thin core member;
- an outer layer having a thickness greater than said core member, said outer layer being bonded to at least one side of said core member,
- said outer layer being longer than said core member and including end portions which at least partially overlap the ends of said core member, wherein said end portions include plastic inserts having means for attaching said trim strip to a substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.