Patent ID: 9205583
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: B29C,B29K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing an element which is intended to be applied as a part of a product for a domestic appliance, the method comprising the following acts of: providing a foil having a decorated side; applying a supportive layer of a first material to another side of the foil than the decorated side; applying a grip layer of a second material to the decorated side of the foil; and providing elongated interruptions in the grip layer, the elongated interruptions providing access to the foil; wherein the foil comprises a base foil and a decorative covering, and wherein the providing act includes sub-acts of providing the base foil; applying the decorative covering comprising at least two color layers of coloring material to a decorated side of the base foil, wherein the two color layers include an inner color layer contacting the base foil and an outer color layer formed over the inner color layer; and forming a window in the inner color layer configured to let light pass from the supportive layer to the outer color layer for scattering by the outer color layer and the grip layer.