Patent ID: 6635196
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L

Abstract:
A method for making a molded article having a lenticular image attached thereto, the method comprising the steps of:A. providing a mold having a mold cavity in which to form the molded article having a lenticular image, the lenticular image comprising a lenticular lens and interlaced image, the mold cavity having a size that is appropriate to the molded article with the lenticular image; B. inserting the lenticular image into the mold cavity; C. introducing a molten plastic into the mold cavity having the lenticular image therein to form the molded article with the lenticular image attached thereto, the molten plastic introduced at least one of a temperature, a pressure, and a turbulence that minimizes any distortion to the lenticular lens and any degradation to the interlaced image; and D. removing the molded article having the attached lenticular image from the mold cavity.