Patent ID: 8062736

Claim:
An article comprising: an insert made of thermoplastic resin having a surface, the surface having one or more areas to be overmolded and another area not to be overmolded, said one or more areas and said another area meeting at one or more boundries, a first layer having a pattern, wherein the first layer overcoats the surface including the one or more areas to be overmolded and the area not to be overmolded; a clear, protective layer that overcoats the first layer and the underlying surface with the one or more areas to be overmolded and the area not to be overmolded; and an overmold material molded to the one or more areas to be overmolded, said overmold material having edges adjacent said one or more boundries wherein the overmold material adheres to the clear, protective layer and the clear, protective layer and the first layer extend from beneath the overmold material to the area that is not to be overmolded so that there are no visible gaps in said pattern at said edges.