Coating processes – Nonuniform coating – Edge or border coating
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-01
2001-04-17
Talbot, Brian K. (Department: 1762)
Coating processes
Nonuniform coating
Edge or border coating
C427S287000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06217938
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a vehicle hood construction, and particularly to a method for sealing a normally—concealed edge joint on a vehicle hood. The method utilizes a hand—held implement that can be employed to lower the hood after a flowable viscous sealing material has been applied to the edge joint.
Various hand—operated implements have been devised for manipulating objects and mechanisms. U.S. Pat. No. 3,261,242 discloses a hand—operated implement for removing a radiator cap from the filler opening of a vehicle radiator. U.S. Pat. No. 3,032,367, issued to R. Thurston, discloses a hand—operated tool for lifting a drawbar associated with a farm tractor.
The present invention concerns a method for sealing an edge joint on a vehicle hood, wherein a hand—operated implement is used to lower the hood to a substantially closed position after a bead of viscous sealing material has been applied to the edge joint. By employing this special purpose implement the sealing material on the edge joint remains undisturbed during the hood—lowering operation. The invention is especially useful in a vehicle manufacturing environment, wherein the edge joint sealing operation is performed repetitively on multiple vehicles moving along a vehicle assembly line. Specific features of the invention will be apparent from the attached drawings and description of an apparatus employed in practice of the invention.
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Flear Paul R.
Roy Michael
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Shurupoff Lawrence J.
Talbot Brian K.
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