Patent ID: 6899363
Filing Date: 2005-05-31
Classification: B29C,B29L

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a vehicle trim component assembly, the method comprising the steps of: a. providing a first mold assembly comprising a first mold section and a second mold section, the first mold assembly defining a first cavity; b. providing a third mold section, wherein the third mold section and the first mold section combine to define a second mold assembly, the second mold assembly defining a second cavity; c. providing a pin extending from a first mold surface of the first mold section into the first cavity and into a portion of the second cavity; d. introducing a first material into the first cavity, thereby producing a first trim component portion, the pin defining a first void portion in the first trim component portion; e. replacing the second mold section with the third mold section to define the second cavity of the second mold assembly; and f. introducing a second material into the second cavity, thereby producing a second trim component portion, wherein the pin defines a second void portion in the second trim component portion, and wherein the first trim component portion and the second trim component portion form a trim component assembly.