	US 11,919,430 B2
	Encapsulated foil leather transfer
Christopher Bailey, Warren, MI (US); and Karl Rohr, Windsor (CA)
Assigned to LEAR CORPORATION, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed by LEAR CORPORATION, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/687,653.
Application 17/687,653 is a division of application No. 16/677,345, filed on Nov. 7, 2019, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2022/0194276 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. B60N 2/58 (2006.01); B29C 59/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01); B32B 38/06 (2006.01); C09D 175/04 (2006.01); C09J 7/28 (2018.01); C09J 7/35 (2018.01)

CPC B60N 2/5891 (2013.01) [B29C 59/00 (2013.01); B32B 37/1207 (2013.01); B32B 38/06 (2013.01); C09D 175/04 (2013.01); C09J 7/28 (2018.01); C09J 7/35 (2018.01)]

23 Claims

1. A covering for a vehicle part, comprising:

a segment of a leather comprising a hide side and a flesh side;

a base coat applied to the hide side;

a color coat applied to the base coat to create a finished leather segment;

a foil transfer embossed into and secured with an adhesive to the color coat of the finished leather segment; and

a top coat applied to the foil transfer and a surrounding portion of the color coat of the finished leather segment after the foil transfer is secured to the finished leather segment.