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US 5,399,393 AGranted
Plastic heat set molding
AssigneeThe Standard Products Company
InventorRobert A. Zoller
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of manufacturing a trim strip with a first and second outer heat settable layer molding bonded to a base with an adhesive attaching member. The method includes heating liquid heat settable materials to be bonded to a hard base with an adhesive member at very low pressures to form a trim strip.
Claims4
A trim strip formed from the method comprising:
- providing a mold;
- adding a first desired amount of heat settable material into said mold;
- adding a second desired amount of a heat settable material into said mold;
- heating said mold containing said desired amount of heat settable material;
- applying a backing member to said heat settable material;
- bonding said backing member to said heat settable material;
- forming a trim strip at low pressure from said heat settable materials and backing member;
- and
- removing said trim strip from said mold.
6 more elements
A trim strip comprising:
- a base layer having two sides, said base layer formed from a substantially hard or stiff plastic material;
- an adhesive tape layer positioned on one side of said base layer for bonding the trim strip to a surface;
- a first outer layer bonded to the other side of said base layer for providing an aesthetic appearance, said outer layer being a vinyl chloride resin elastomer bonded to said base layer during a low pressure molding process;
- and
- a second outer layer bonded to said first outer layer providing raised indicia on said strip, said second outer layer being a vinyl chloride resin elastomer.
2 more elements
A trim strip comprising:
- a first outer layer for providing an aesthetic appearance, said outer layer being a vinyl chloride resin elastomer;
- a second outer layer bonded to said first outer layer providing indicia, said first and second outer layers bonded together during a low pressure molding process;
- and
- securement means for securing said outer layer to a surface, said securement means coupled with said outer layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.