Patent ID: 7736567

Claim:
A method, comprising: providing a film that is cut into a predetermined size; providing a die and an injection molding machine, wherein the die includes a first die member, a second die member and a holder device between the first die member and the second die member, the injection molding machine is connected to the first die member of the die, and the holder device is connected to the second die member and is operated to be moved between a first position, in which the holder device keeps a predetermined distance from the second die member, and a second position, in which the holder device touches the second die member; holding the cut film by a feeding device along a feeding direction and feeding the film to a position between the second die member and the holder device, wherein the holder device is located at the first position, and the feeding device has two arms for holding the film vertically and putting the film into the die by reciprocating horizontally in a straight line; moving the holder device to the second position from the first position to press the film on the second die member; controlling the arms to release the film and to move out of the die; heating and molding the film into a predetermined shape in the second die member; moving the first die member toward the second die member to form a cavity in the die, wherein the film is received in a sidewall of the cavity; operating the injection molding machine to inject a material into the cavity of the die, wherein the film is combined with the material to form a product with the film on a surface thereof; and moving the first die member away from the second die member to take the product out.