Patent ID: 9689194
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B29L,B44C,E06B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A process for manufacturing a glazing unit, the process comprising, in order: (a) obtaining a glazing unit comprising a glazing element having at least one edge and at least one face and being equipped with a profiled strip, wherein the glazing element is glass and the profiled strip is plastic and wherein at least a portion of the profiled strip is on the face of the glazing element; (b) positioning the glazing unit on a support comprising a counter-form; and (c) pressing a film against at least a portion of a flexible part of the profiled strip of the glazing unit which protrudes outwards from the edge of the glazing element by applying a punch against the film, thereby adhering a decorative coating to at least a portion of the flexible part of the profiled strip, wherein the flexible part of the profiled strip has a hardness of from 55 to 95 Shore A; (d) raising the punch; and (e) withdrawing the film.