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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rolf Schumacher, Sindelfingen, DE;
Andreas Kellermann, Weil der stadt, DE;
Assignee:
Mercedes-Benz AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156267 ; 156212 ; 74492 ;
Abstract
A process for covering an object such as a steering wheel with a natural covering, preferably fine wood veneer, wherein the veneer is cut into strips, softened and molded. The thus molded veneer strip is first glued to one side of the object and then the ends are trimmed. Thereafter, a molded veneer strip is glued to the opposite side of the object, and the ends are trimmed.