Patent ID: 7060215

Claim:
A method of manufacturing an overmolded trim component for a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: a. providing a mold assembly including a first mold portion and a second mold portion, the mold assembly further including a movable mold element which is movable between first and second positions, wherein the movable mold element includes a first mold surface and a second mold surface positioned at a first angle with respect to the first mold surface; b. positioning the movable mold element into the first position to define a first cavity defined by the first mold portion and the first and second mold surfaces of the movable mold element, wherein the first and second mold surfaces of the movable mold element are exposed to the cavity; c. introducing a first material into the first cavity, thereby forming a substrate having a first substrate surface and a second substrate surface formed adjacent the exposed first and second mold surfaces of the movable mold element, wherein the first substrate surface is at a second angle with respect to the second substrate surface; d. positioning the movable mold element into the second position to define a second cavity defined by a portion of the first and second substrate surfaces and the first and second mold surfaces of the movable mold element; and e. introducing a second material into the second cavity, thereby forming an overmolded trim component such that the second material is positioned over and covers the substrate.