Patent ID: 11952099
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the overmolding comprises molding the at least one overmolded feature along a desired region of the base, and wherein the overmolding further comprises:
positioning an overmolding die in contact with the base such that an embossed template for the at least one overmolded feature defined in the overmolding die interfaces the desired region of the base;
extruding an overmolding material from which the at least one overmolded feature is formed into the embossed template such that the overmolding material fills the embossed template and contacts the desired region of the base; and
welding the overmolded material with the base along the desired region of the base.