Appeal No. 2000-0067
Application No. 08/561,570
b) placing said trim layer over said contoured mold
surface;
c) placing an air impervious adhesive film over said
trim layer;
d) providing a contoured foam cushion;
e) applying a solvent to at least one of said adhesive
film or said foam cushion;
f) placing said foam cushion onto said adhesive film;
and
g) compressing said foam cushion against said adhesive
film to bond said trim to said foam cushion,
wherein the bond formed in step g) is formed without direct
application of heat.
In addition to the admitted prior art found in
appellants' specification, the examiner relies upon the
following references as evidence of obviousness:
Dandridge 817,293 Jul. 29, 1959
(Patent Specification)
Kozlowski et al. 4,692,199 Sep. 8, 1987
(Kozlowski)
Appellants' claimed invention is directed to a method of
molding a cushion assembly comprising an adhesive layer that
is intermediate a foam cushion and an outermost trim layer. A
solvent is applied to either the adhesive or the foam cushion
before the assembly is compressed in the mold to bond the trim
to the cushion, and the bonding is formed without direct
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