Patent ID: 8071002
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,B60R

Abstract:
1. A method of forming a trim panel for a vehicle comprising: providing a coverstock comprising a skin layer and a compressible material layer; adding a stitching to the coverstock such that the stitching engages the skin layer and the compressible material layer; positioning the coverstock in a mold; compressing the compressible material layer by introducing a molten polymeric material to the mold to form a rigid substrate that is bonded to the coverstock, wherein the stitching compresses less than the compressible material layer, wherein the molten polymeric material also bonds to the stitching; and removing the panel from the mold so that the compressible material can expand away from the substrate and around the stitching.