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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
May. 25, 2012
Andreas Ascher, Neureichenau, DE;
Andreas Ascher, Neureichenau, DE;
PARAT BETEILIGUNGS GMBH, Neureichenau, DE;
Abstract
A folding top for vehicles has a cast-resin bead element provided in a connecting region between an outer cover surface element and at least one further cover element. The top is made by first inserting at least one section of the outer cover surface element into a casting mold and at least one section of a sacrificial profile into the casting mold. A head area of the profile is wider than a neck area thereof. Then a casting compound is introduced into the casting mold around the head area. After curing of the compound, the cover surface element is removed with bead element affixed thereto from the casting mold. The sacrificial profile is extracted from the bead element in order to provide an undercut seat in the bead element.