Patent ID: 9085094
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,B60J

Abstract:
1. A method of making a folding top for vehicles, the method comprising the following steps: a) inserting at least one section of an outer cover surface element into a cavity of a casting mold, b) inserting into the cavity of the casting mold at least one section of a sacrificial profile having a head and a neck, the head being wider than the neck, c) introducing a casting compound into the cavity of the casting mold such that at least the head is enclosed by the casting compound and the casting compound engages the one section of the outer cover surface element, d) curing the casting compound so as to form on the one section of the outer cover surface element a bead element in which at least the head is embedded, e) removing the cover surface element, the bead element affixed thereto, and the sacrificial profile from the casting mold, and f) extracting the sacrificial profile from the bead element in order to form an undercut seat in the bead element.