Patent ID: 7682549

Claim:
A method of producing decorative elements ( 43 ), comprising: insertion of a flat, flexible decorative blank ( 40 ) with a visible side ( 41 ) and a backing side ( 42 ) as the workpiece into an apparatus; fixing of the workpiece ( 40 ) precisely in position in the apparatus, wherein at least part of the circumferential zone ( 44 ) of the workpiece is clamped; shaping of the workpiece ( 40 ) in the apparatus; over-moulding the visible side ( 41 ) of the workpiece ( 40 ) with synthetic resin in the apparatus, wherein said over-moulding is performed with a first core of the apparatus; exchanging the first core with a second core of the apparatus which differs from the first core; back-moulding the backing side ( 42 ) of the workpiece ( 40 ) in the apparatus, wherein said back-moulding is performed with the second core of the apparatus; and following said over-moulding and said back-moulding, trimming of the workpiece over the entire circumference by a relative movement of the fixed circumferential zone ( 44 ) of the workpiece relative to the remaining area of the workpiece positioned inside the circumferential zone and ejecting the trimmed workpiece by the relative movement of said trimming; wherein said trimming comprises moving the second core relative to a mould plate and a clamp in an axial direction toward a further mould plate.