Patent ID: 7563338

Claim:
A method to manufacture a decorated workpiece, comprising: providing a mold defining a cavity therein, and capable of containing the workpiece and a retention bracket within the cavity; placing a decorative layer in the cavity by engagement of the mold and the retention bracket; applying adhesive to one of the decorative layer and the workpiece; treating the adhesive to be ready for adhering of the decorative layer onto the workpiece; uniformly pressing the decorative layer to the workpiece; and removing the mold from the workpiece having the decorative layer adhering thereon so as to acquire the decorated workpiece; wherein the retention bracket is a frame used to temporarily attach edge portions of the decorative layer to an inner surface of the cavity of the mold before the adhesive-applying step, and the edge portions of the decorative layer are disengaged from the retention bracket when the decorative layer is pressed to the workpiece.