Ear cushion assemblies, and headphones incorporating ear cushion assemblies, the ear cushion assembly including an ear cushion coupled to a mounting plate, where the mounting plate defines plural openings for a passage of sound, and defines plural openings for fasteners; and where the ear cushion grips an outer circumference of the mounting plate to form an annular, circumferentially-fixed, and substantially airtight sealing surface.

The present invention contemplates a method of forming a member comprising injection molding a first layer into a first tool cavity, overmolding a second layer into a second tool cavity selected from the group consisting of an expandable layer, a sealing layer, an acoustic layer, and adhesive layer, a reinforcement layer, a fastening layer, a second carrier layer, and any combination thereof, overmolding a third layer into the second tool cavity selected from the group consisting of an expandable layer, a sealing layer, an acoustic layer, an adhesive layer, a reinforcement layer, a fastening layer, a second carrier layer, and any combination thereof. The first layer, the second layer, and the third layer may be molded in one injection molding tool and the second and third layer may be segregated from one another prior to any overmolding steps.

The invention relates to a method for producing a component, said method comprising the steps of: providing a dimensionally stable carrier which comprises a first through-opening and a second through-opening; attaching the dimensionally stable carrier to a first mould half, wherein a sprue cavity is formed in the region of the first through-opening on the side of the dimensionally stable carrier facing the first mould half and an overflow chamber is formed in the region of the second through-opening; positioning a second mould half such that a cavity connecting the first through-opening and the second through-opening is formed at least in sections between the second mould half and the dimensionally stable carrier, and introducing a material into the sprue cavity.

The present invention is an artificial tree consisting of a shape such as conical wherein there is an artificial outer layer, e.g., artificial grass, a solidified foam core, and a post molded into the foam core.

A method of manufacturing a hybrid insulating panel includes providing a mold of a frame, dispensing a first foam material in a liquid phase in the mold, and placing a beam in the mold. The method includes curing the first foam material to form an integrated frame, in which the integrated frame includes the beam at least partially surrounded by the first foam. Further, the method includes dispensing a second foam material into a panel cavity to form a panel body. The panel cavity is at least partially defined by a side of the integrated frame. The method includes curing the second foam material to form a panel body, wherein the panel body is secured to the integrated frame.

A process for producing a glass plate with a resin frame disposed on a peripheral edge portion, and the glass plate is configured to be mounted to a vehicle, includes using a mold to clamp a portion of the glass plate adjacent to the peripheral edge portion to form a cavity space between an inner surface of the mold and the peripheral edge portion of the glass plate; placing a hollow molding in the mold to be apart from the glass plate and to expose at least a portion of the hollow molding to the cavity space, the hollow molding including a hollow portion and having a support member placed into the hollow portion; injecting a resin material into the cavity space, and solidifying the resin material to form a base member, wherein the hollow molding, the base member and the glass plate are unified.

A sockliner for a shoe may be formed to include an integral fabric skirt. The fabric skirt may remain loose from the sockliner along at least a portion of the periphery of the sockliner. The loose periphery of the fabric skirt may be used to join the sockliner to other shoe components, as in a strobel-type seam.

The invention relates, among other things, to a method of making a thin panel (10) for outdoor applications, comprising, among other things, the following steps: a) providing a deep-drawable film (10) of a transparent plastic, b) deep-drawing the film (11) in a mold (34), c) mounting a structure (19) having solar cells (32) on an inner face (16) of the deep-drawn film (12), d) placing the deep-drawn film (12) with mounted structure (19) in a cavity (33) of a mold (34) having in particular at least two mold halves (13, 14), e) introducing a liquid polyurethane casting compound (24) into the cavity (33) of the mold (34) and spreading the polyurethane casting compound (24) over an inner face (18) of the structure (19) and/or over the inner face (16) of the film (12), f) curing the polyurethane casting compound, in particular with the mold closed, to form a reinforcement layer (30), or comprising the following steps j) and k) instead of the steps e) and f): j) introducing a granular particle foam mass into the cavity (33) of the mold (34) and spreading over an inner face (18) of the structure (19) and/or over the inner face (16) of the film (12), k) baking and curing the particle foam mass, in particular with the mold closed, to form a reinforcement layer (30).

The present teachings generally provide a system comprising a pultruded profile and a two-part system with a first component including one or more epoxy resins and a second component including one or more phosphate esters such that mixing the first component and second component forms an activatable material that activates at a temperature of about 0° C. to about 50° C. The activatable material is extruded onto the pultruded profile such that residual heat from pultrusion in the pultruded profile activates the activatable material.

Methods of manufacturing composite workpieces that include positioning a heat-generating element proximate to an uncured composite workpiece, triggering the heat-generating element to produce an exothermic chemical reaction or exothermic physical reaction so that the temperature of the uncured composite workpiece is raised to a predetermined first temperature, and curing the composite workpiece while it is at a temperature that is at least the predetermined first temperature.