Patent ID: 6827895
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,Y10T

Abstract:
Method of making a part comprising a plastic substrate having a show surface with a paint film disposed over a portion of said show surface to reveal a portion of said substrate on said show surface, said method comprising:providing a mold cavity having a surface area thereof interrupted by a ridge-like protrusion; providing a paint film having an edge portion thereof; positioning said edge of said paint film alongside said ridge-like protrusion in said mold cavity; and injecting molding plastic into said mold cavity and behind said paint film, said molten plastic extending under said paint film alongside said ridge-like protrusion, said ridge-like protrusion, upon contact with said paint film and said molten plastic, forming a channel in said molten plastic with said edge of said paint film tucked into said channel.