Integrated motor vehicle cowl vent and seal

Details Integrated motor vehicle cowl vent and seal Integrated motor vehicle cowl vent and seal

2008-01-08

2008-01-08

Pape, Joseph D (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

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C454S146000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07316447

ABSTRACT:
An integrated windshield cowl and seal assembly includes a body of a rigid thermoplastic material and upper and lower forward and lower rear resilient seals bonded to the body. The seals may be either bonded by material compatibility or by mechanical, interlocking or other mechanisms. The cowl assembly according to the present invention significantly reduces the number of parts when compared to prior art assemblies. The cowl and seal assembly may also include fender closeouts which extend to the adjacent inner surfaces of the fenders and seal thereagainst.

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