Claims
- 1. A decorative article for covering an elongated automotive component, comprising:
- a flexible substrate of approximately 0.002 to 0.010 inch thick vinyl, having a first surface and a second surface, said flexible substrate being produced by casting vinyl plastisol on a smooth surface so as to produce a smooth cast-side surface as said first surface and an air-side surface as said second surface,
- an essentially non-wettable material forming a closed edge pattern on said substrate, said edge pattern circumscribing an area on said second surface of said substrate and defining a margin area of generally uniform dimension surrounding said area,
- a cured, clear plastic cap within said area on said second surface of said substrate which provides a lens effect over said substrate, thereby enhancing the appearance of said substrate as viewed through said clear plastic cap, and
- means for mounting the article on said automotive component to provide a decorative covering therefore, with said margin area being wrapped around the edges of said component.
- 2. The article of claim 1 wherein said vinyl substrate is a solid color.
- 3. The article of claim 1 wherein said area is an elongated one which increases in width from one and thereof to the other end.
- 4. The article of claim 1 wherein said clear plastic cap is formed of a flexible, abrasion-resistant polyurethane.
- 5. The article of claim 1 in which said means for mounting includes a layer of pressure adhesive on said first surface.
- 6. The article of claim 5 in which said pressure sensitive adhesive has a thickness of approximately 0.002 to 0.005 inch.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 025,349, filed Mar. 13, 1987, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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