Patent ID: 8123894

Claim:
A method of laminating a surface of a flexible material to a surface of a curved material, the method comprising: attaching the flexible material to alignment pins to position the flexible material as a flat surface which is spaced apart from the surface of the curved material; pressing an area of the surface of the flexible material at a first area edge-of the flexible material into the surface of the curved material with a holder moving along a z direction to create a contact area while the flexible material is conformed to the holder and in direct contact with the holder at least at the contact area; and shifting the contact area across the flexible material to adjacent areas of the flexible material by translating the holder along x and y directions while maintaining pressure on the contact area until the surface of the flexible material and the surface of the curved material are laminated; further comprising securing the flexible material using break away tabs such that the flexible material detaches from the alignment pins when pressing with the holder.