Appeal No. 1996-4072
Application No. 08/133,283
the inner thermoplastic layer of the insert, and having a
recess in which the edge portion of the insert is disposed,
wherein the insert covers only a portion of an outer surface
of the substrate, the substrate and insert together forming a
panel member; and
removing the panel member from the mold cavity.
59. A method of producing an essentially self-supporting
stratiform article usable as an interior automotive panel,
comprising the steps of:
disposing a pre-formed, contoured laminate insert
comprising a generally flexible outer cover consisting
essentially of a material selected from a textile material and
a leather, and an inner thermoplastic shielding layer, in a
female mold shaped in conformity with the outer cover of the
insert, with the outer cover disposed in conformity with the
female mold;
then injection molding a thermoplastic polymer
composition that is substantially compatible with the inner
thermoplastic shielding layer into a mold cavity formed by a
male mold and the female mold containing the insert so that
the thermoplastic composition substantially fills the cavity,
contacts the thermoplastic shielding layer and interfuses
therewith, the thermoplastic shielding layer acting as a
permeation barrier for the thermoplastic polymer composition;
allowing the thermoplastic polymer composition to
solidify, thereby forming a substrate which is interbonded to
the shielding layer of the insert, the substrate and insert
together forming a panel member; and
removing the panel member from the mold cavity.
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