Method of finishing an automobile body including securement of trim thereto

Claim 1

THE METHOD OF FINISHING A METAL AUTOMOBILE BODY PANEL INCLUDING THE PAINTING THEREOF AND ATTACHMENT THERETO OF TRIM COMPRISING: MOVING THE BODY PANEL THROUGH SUCCESSIVE FINISHING STATIONS, AT ONE STATION WELDING TO THE BODY PANEL WHILE IN AN UNFINISHED STATE A PLURALITY OF METAL BUTTON OF BB-SHOT SIZE AND SMOOTH UNIFORM SHAPE WITH CONTOUR CHARACTERISTICS SMOOTHLY BLENDING WITH THE SURFACE OF THE BODY PANEL AT PREDTERMINED LOCATIONS COORDINATED WITH THE PREDETERMINED DESIRED POSITION OF THE TRIM, ACCOMPLISHING SAID WELDING AT THE SURFACE OF THE BODY PANEL AND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EXTENT OF CONTACT OF THE BUTTONS WITH THE BODY PANEL AND WITHOUT PERFORATION OF THE BODY PANEL AND PRODUCING A COMPLETELY EXPOSED CONTINUOUS PERIPHERAL JOINT BETWEEN EACH OF THE BUTTONS AND THE SURFACE OF THE BODY PANEL, AT A SUBSEQUENT FINISHING STATION PAINTING THE PANEL SAID PAINTING INCLUDING THE APPLICATION TO THE BODY PANEL AND TO THE BUTTONS OF AT LEAST ONE PAINT COAT PROVIDING A CONTINUOUS PAINT FILM WHICH SEALS THE CONTINUOUS PERIPHERAL JOINTS BETWEEN EACH OF THE BUTTONS AND THE BODY PANEL AGAINST CORROSION, AND AFTER DRYING THE PAINT AND AT A FURTHER SUBSEQUENT FINISHING STATION BRINGING THE TRIM INTO ORDERED ASSOCIATION WITH THE BUTTONS AND RESILIENTLY CONNECTING THE TRIM TO THE BUTTONS IN OVERLYING SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETELY HOUSING AND CONCEALING RELATIONSHIP THERETO.

Claim 2

THE METHOD OF FINISHING A METAL AUTOMOBILE BODY PANEL INCLUDING THE PAINTING THEREOF AND ATTACHMENT THERETO OF TRIM COMPRISING: MOVING THE BODY PANEL THROUGH SUCCESSIVE FINISHING STATIONS, AT ONE STATION WELDING TO THE BODY PANEL WHILE IN AN UNFINISHED STATE A PLURALITY OF METAL BUTTON OF BB-SHOT SIZE AND SMOOTH UNIFORM SHAPE WITH CONTOUR CHARACTERISTICS SMOOTHLY BLENDING WITH THE SURFACE OF THE BODY PANEL AT PREDTERMINED LOCATIONS COORDINATED WITH THE PREDETERMINED DESIRED POSITION OF THE TRIM, ACCOMPLISHING SAID WELDING AT THE SURFACE OF THE BODY PANEL AND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EXTENT OF CONTACT OF THE BUTTONS WITH THE BODY PANEL AND WITHOUT PERFORATION OF THE BODY PANEL AND PRODUCING A COMPLETELY EXPOSED CONTINUOUS PERIPHERAL JOINT BETWEEN EACH OF THE BUTTONS AND THE SURFACE OF THE BODY PANEL, AT A SUBSEQUENT FINISHING STATION PAINTING THE PANEL SAID PAINTING INCLUDING THE APPLICATION TO THE BODY PANEL AND TO THE BUTTONS OF AT LEAST ONE PAINT COAT PROVIDING A CONTINUOUS PAINT FILM WHICH SEALS THE CONTINUOUS PERIPHERAL JOINTS BETWEEN EACH OF THE BUTTONS AND THE BODY PANEL AGAINST CORROSION, AND AFTER DRYING THE PAINT AND AT A FURTHER SUBSEQUENT FINISHING STATION BRINGING THE TRIM INTO ORDERED ASSOCIATION WITH THE BUTTONS AND RESILIENTLY CONNECTING THE TRIM TO THE BUTTONS IN OVERLYING SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETELY HOUSING AND CONCEALING RELATIONSHIP THERETO.