Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Accessories
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-24
2009-11-24
Dayoan, Glenn (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Accessories
C024S292000, C049S489100, C052S716500, C428S031000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07621574
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle ditch molding for insertion and retention in a recess, such as a roof ditch, formed between a first vehicle body panel and a second vehicle body panel is disclosed. The vehicle ditch molding may include a head extending outward from a ditch molding centerline and configured to cover an opening to the recess, and a stem extending from the head along the ditch molding centerline and configured to be narrower than the opening to the recess. Also, the vehicle ditch molding may include a pair of wings extending outward from the stem, with each of the wings having an upper surface facing the head and a lower surface, with each having a wing lower notch extending into the wing lower surface defining an inner living hinge extending between the respective wing lower notch and the corresponding upper surface.
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Alvord Keith D.
Bering Anton J.
Bowman Jason L.
Mourou Julien P.
Wavde Amit A.
Chenevert Paul A
Dayoan Glenn
GM Global Technology Operations Inc.
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