Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Structural detail
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-15
2006-08-15
Patel, Kiran B. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Structural detail
C296S187020
Reexamination Certificate
active
07090273
ABSTRACT:
One embodiment of the present invention is a seal apparatus (16) for an improved front-end to body-side joint (10) of a vehicle. The seal apparatus (16) includes a ring portion (36), a gate portion (38), and an intermediate portion (40) extending between the ring portion (36) and the gate portion (38). The ring portion (36) is utilized for receiving an open-ended tubular front-end structure (12) of the improved front-end to body-side joint (10). Additionally, the ring portion (36) is utilized for sealing an interface between the front-end structure (12) and a body-side structure (14). Further, the gate portion (38) is sized for insertion into an interior cavity (42) of the front-end structure (12) and for blocking communication through the interior. Also, the ring portion (36) and/or the intermediate portion (40) have a self-locating construction for positioning the seal apparatus (16) in a predetermined location (50) on the front-end structure (12).
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Anderson Bruce
Lowe James W.
Stojkovic Dragan
Artz & Artz P.C.
Bejin Gigette M.
Ford Global Technologies LLC
Patel Kiran B.
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