Method of making three dimensional molded articles

Claim 1

THE METHOD OF MAKING A MOLDED ARTICLE WHICH HAS THREE-DIMENSIONAL INDICIA OR ORNAMENTATION INCORPORATED THEREIN AND WHICH COMPRISES: (A) FORMING THREE-DIMENSIONAL INDICIA OR ORNAMENTATION ON THE FRONT FACE OF A FOIL WHICH IS NO THINNER THAN TWO THOUSANDTHS OF AN INCH AND WHICH IS NO THICKER THAN TEN THOUSANDTHS OF AN INCH, (B) COATING THE FRONT FACE OF SAID FOIL AND THE INDICIA OR ORNAMENTATION THEREON WITH A COATING WHICH INCLUDES CLEAR PLASTIC MATERIAL, SAID FOIL HAVING A PLURALITY OF RECESSES IN THE REAR FACE THEREOF WHICH CONFORM TO AND UNDERLIE SAID INDICIA OR ORNAMENTATION AND WHICH CAUSE SAID INDICIA OR ORNAMENTATION TO EXTEND FORWARDLY BEYOND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF SAID FOIL TO GIVE SAID INDICIA OR ORNAMENTATION A THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONFIGURATION, (C) SUPPORTING AND REINFORCING SAID INDICIA OR ORNAMENTATION ON SAID FRONT FACE OF SAID FOIL, BY DISPOSING WITHIN EACH OF SAID RECESSES A SUPPORTING SURFACE WHICH IS COMPLEMENTARY TO AND WHICH FILLS SAID RECESS SO SAID INDICIA OR ORNAMENTATION CAN WITHSTAND INJECTION MOLDING PRESSURES AND WILL NOT COLLAPSE WHEN CLEAR MOLTEN PLASTIC MATERIAL IS INJECTED AGAINST SAID FRONT FACE OF SAID FOIL UNDER SUCH PRESSURE, (D) INJECTING CLEAR PLASTIC MATERIAL UNDER HEAVY PRESSURE IN THE MOLTEN STATE, AGAINST SAID FRONT FACE OF SAID FOIL AND AGAINST SAID INDICIA OR ORNAMENTATION ON SAID FRONT FACE OF SAID FOIL, (E) PERMITTING SAID INJECTED CLEAR PLASTIC MATERIAL TO MELT SAID COATING, (F) THE MELTING OF SAID COATING ENABLING SAID COATING TO FORM AN INTER-FACE BETWEEN SAID FOIL AND SAID INJECTED CLEAR PLASTIC MATERIAL, AND (G) PERMITTING SAID INJECTED CLEAR PLASTIC MATERIAL TO HARDEN AND BOND SOLIDLY TO, AND CONSTITUTE A THICK, TRANSPARENT, AND REINFORCING WINDOW FOR, SAID INDICIA OR ORNAMENTATION ON THE FRONT OF SAID FOIL.

Claim 2

THE METHOD OF MAKING A MOLDED ARTICLE WHICH HAS THREE-DIMENSIONAL INDICIA OR ORNAMENTATION INCORPORATED THEREIN AND WHICH COMPRISES: (A) FORMING THREE-DIMENSIONAL INDICIA OR ORNAMENTATION ON THE FRONT FACE OF A FOIL WHICH IS NO THINNER THAN TWO THOUSANDTHS OF AN INCH AND WHICH IS NO THICKER THAN TEN THOUSANDTHS OF AN INCH, (B) COATING THE FRONT FACE OF SAID FOIL AND THE INDICIA OR ORNAMENTATION THEREON WITH A COATING WHICH INCLUDES CLEAR PLASTIC MATERIAL, SAID FOIL HAVING A PLURALITY OF RECESSES IN THE REAR FACE THEREOF WHICH CONFORM TO AND UNDERLIE SAID INDICIA OR ORNAMENTATION AND WHICH CAUSE SAID INDICIA OR ORNAMENTATION TO EXTEND FORWARDLY BEYOND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF SAID FOIL TO GIVE SAID INDICIA OR ORNAMENTATION A THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONFIGURATION, (C) SUPPORTING AND REINFORCING SAID INDICIA OR ORNAMENTATION ON SAID FRONT FACE OF SAID FOIL, BY DISPOSING WITHIN EACH OF SAID RECESSES A SUPPORTING SURFACE WHICH IS COMPLEMENTARY TO AND WHICH FILLS SAID RECESS SO SAID INDICIA OR ORNAMENTATION CAN WITHSTAND INJECTION MOLDING PRESSURES AND WILL NOT COLLAPSE WHEN CLEAR MOLTEN PLASTIC MATERIAL IS INJECTED AGAINST SAID FRONT FACE OF SAID FOIL UNDER SUCH PRESSURE, (D) INJECTING CLEAR PLASTIC MATERIAL UNDER HEAVY PRESSURE IN THE MOLTEN STATE, AGAINST SAID FRONT FACE OF SAID FOIL AND AGAINST SAID INDICIA OR ORNAMENTATION ON SAID FRONT FACE OF SAID FOIL, (E) PERMITTING SAID INJECTED CLEAR PLASTIC MATERIAL TO MELT SAID COATING, (F) THE MELTING OF SAID COATING ENABLING SAID COATING TO FORM AN INTER-FACE BETWEEN SAID FOIL AND SAID INJECTED CLEAR PLASTIC MATERIAL, AND (G) PERMITTING SAID INJECTED CLEAR PLASTIC MATERIAL TO HARDEN AND BOND SOLIDLY TO, AND CONSTITUTE A THICK, TRANSPARENT, AND REINFORCING WINDOW FOR, SAID INDICIA OR ORNAMENTATION ON THE FRONT OF SAID FOIL.