Patent ID: 7425122

Claim:
A system for manufacturing a molded plastic component, the system comprising: a pre-painted film laminate sheet including a film sheet selected from the group consisting of polyester, polycarbonate, and polyurethane, said pre-painted film laminate sheet further including a layer of acrylic color, a layer of polyvinylidine fluoride and an acrylic clear coat; and an injection mold configured to accept the pre-painted film laminate sheet vacuum molded to define a pre-form, the injection mold further configured to receive a thermoplastic elastomer injected, at a pressure of 50 psi to 15,000 psi, into a mold cavity of the injection mold to generate a structural carrier for the pre-form, the generation of the structural carrier creating sufficient pressure and heat to bond the structural carrier to a bottom surface of the pre-form to form the molded plastic component.