Patent ID: 9340912
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: B60N,B60R,D05B,D05C,D10B

Claim Text:
1. A method of applying stitching to an interior component, comprising only a single substrate layer, the method comprising: a) penetrating only the single substrate layer with an awl to form a piercing therethrough; b) retracting the awl from the single substrate layer; c) inserting a needle of a robotic sewing head through the piercing through the single substrate layer to grasp a thread positioned on a show surface of the single substrate layer; d) pulling the thread through the single substrate layer; e) looping the thread with a previous stitch passed through the single substrate layer; f) advancing the robotic sewing head to another position with respect to the interior component, wherein a backside of the single substrate layer is free of obstructions; and g) repeating steps a-f until a predetermined amount of stitches are applied to the interior component.