US5362349A
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Plastic heat set molding
Assignee: Standard Products Co
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Filing: 1992-07-07
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Granted: 1994-11-08
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Expires: 2012-07-07
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus and method of manufacturing a trim strip with an outer heat settable molding bonded to a base with an adhesive attaching member. The method includes heating and cooling a liquid heat settable material, reheating the material and bonding the outer molding to a base at very low pressures to form a trim strip.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert A. Zoller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 16:26
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C35/00; B29C35/02; B29C35/0266; B29C39/00; B29C39/02; B29C39/10; B29C70/00; B29C70/68; B32; B32B; B32B37/00; B32B37/06; B32B2310/00; B32B2310/08; B32B2311/00; B32B2311/24; B32B2327/00; B32B2327/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S264/00; Y10S264/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A method of manufacturing a trim strip comprising: providing a mold; adding a desired amount of a heat settable material into said mold; heating said mold containing said desired amount of heat settable material; cooling said mold containing said heat settable material; heating an exposed surface of said heat settable material in said mold; bonding a backing member to said exposed surface of said heat settable material; forming a trim strip from said heat settable material and backing member; and removing said trim strip from said mold.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
87 words
A method of manufacturing a trim strip comprising: providing a mold; adding a desired amount of a heat settable material into said mold; heating said mold containing said desired amount of heat settable material; cooling said mold containing said heat settable material; heating an exposed surface of said heat settable material in said mold; bonding a backing member to said exposed surface of said heat settable material; forming a trim strip from said heat settable material and backing member; and removing said trim strip from said mold.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 1 further providing force on said backing member to enhance bonding to said surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 1 further comprising radiantly heating said exposed surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 3 further comprising positioning a heater in close proximity of said surface so as to only heat said surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said backing member includes a hard or stiff layer and an adhesive layer on one side of said hard or stiff layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 1 further comprising said backing member being an attachment member for securing said strip to a surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said heat settable material is plastisol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 5 further comprising applying a chemical barrier to said hard or stiff layer to enhance bonding with said heat settable material.
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