Patent ID: 7419629

Claim:
A method for molding an article having a decorative surface, said method comprising: moving a movable mold towards a fixed mold such that a core portion of the fixed mold is inserted into an opening in the movable mold so as to form a cavity therein, in which the movable mold includes a base mold having a positioning recess formed therein, a first forming mold having a molding recess, and a second forming mold having an inserting recess into which said first forming mold is arranged and having a charged opening communicating with said molding recess, in which said second forming mold is inserted into said positioning recess of said base mold and secured thereto with said first forming mold captured therebetween, in which an opening edge surface of said molding recess of said first forming mold has a transfer surface section having a decorative finish, and in which said molding recess and the charged opening form the opening in the movable mold; charging molding material into the cavity so as to form the article; and removing the article, in which the article includes a transcribed portion having the decorative surface which is obtained from the transfer surface section.