Patent ID: 7452493
Filing Date: 2008-11-18
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,B32B,B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a protective cover for a component of a vehicle comprising: assembling a plurality of layers to form a charge within a mold of the component and to form a multi-contoured laminate comprising stacking at least one protective cover layer by stacking at least one contour holding layer; stacking at least one component emulating layer by stacking at least one protective laminate layer, at least one part structural layer, and at least one contour holding layer; stacking at least one separation layer between said protective cover layer and said component emulating layer; curing the charge to create the multi-contoured laminate; separating the protective cover layer from said multi-contoured laminate by removing the component emulating layer from said protective cover layer to provide the protective cover, wherein said protective cover maintains the shape of the multi -contoured laminate and has a thickness considerably less than the multi-contoured laminate.