Title: Method of making a horn pad

Abstract: A horn pad assembly having a large irregularly shaped horn switch subassembly is made by enclosing the horn switch subassembly in a sealed bag of heat shrinkable plastic film to mask the slots and holes in the subassembly, heat shrinking the heat shrinkable plastic film to provide a relatively smooth and taut enclosure, and molding a decorative pad of resilient plastic material onto the portions of the heat shrunk plastic film covering the top sides and underside edges of the horn switch subassembly.

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Inventors: Gardner, Lawrence B. (Vandalia, OH, US)
Hopf, Philip W. (Centerville, OH, US)

Application Number: 023026
Filing Date: 1979-03-22
Publication_date: 1980-10-14
Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Detroit, MI)
Primary Class(es): 264/46.4 174/52.2, 200/61.55, 200/512, 264/45.5, 264/230, 264/272.11
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US Patent Ref:

2944170	Jul, 1960	Knapp et al.	264/46.
3040385	Jun, 1962	Folta	264/272.
3093448	Jun, 1963	Kirkpatrick et al.	264/272.
3313017	Apr, 1967	Zingali.
3417176	Dec, 1968	Anderson et al.	264/272.
3579821	May, 1971	Kurisu	264/46.
3619525	Nov, 1971	Sjoberg.
3685006	Aug, 1972	Jerrold-Jones	264/272.
3718791	Feb, 1973	Szablowski.
3722086	Mar, 1973	Wikkerink et al.
3800396	Apr, 1974	Puchner.
3909504	Sep, 1975	Browne	264/272.
3954537	May, 1976	Alfter et al.	264/DIG.
3961002	Jun, 1976	Brown	264/DIG.
4033030	Jul, 1977	Robinson et al.

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Primary Examiner: Anderson, Philip
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Fodale; F. J.