Insert injection molded laminate work surface
AssigneePremark RWP Holdings, Inc.
InventorsThomas J. Nelson, Mark T. Krejchi, Jon M. Patterson, Frank Villari, Phil LoPresti, James P. Nelson, Mark D. Bauer, Peter Malcolm Green
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Abstract
An injection molded work surface for use in conjunction with a portable clothes washer includes a decorative laminate top surface and an underlying injection molded substrate. The substrate is provided with a connecting structure facilitating convenient attachment to the upper surface of the clothes washer.
Claims10
A method for fabricating a decorative laminate work surface adapted for attachment to the upper surface of an appliance, wherein the decorative laminate work surface includes a decorative laminate layer and a substrate, the method comprising the following steps:
- forming a decorative laminate of a predetermined size, the decorative laminate including an outer edge;
- placing the decorative laminate within a mold cavity;
- injection molding the substrate within the mold cavity while the decorative laminate remains within the mold cavity to form a decorative laminate work surface, the step of injection molding including forming a lip surrounding the outer edge of the decorative laminate to define a rim about the decorative laminate and creating at least one downwardly facing connecting member within the resulting substrate for facilitating coupling to the upper surface of the appliance;
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- releasing the formed decorative laminate work surface from the mold cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.