Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Roof structure
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-24
2006-01-24
Pedder, Dennis H. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Roof structure
C049S498100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06988766
ABSTRACT:
A sealing structure for providing a seal between panels composing a roof panel with excellent sealing properties and good appearance therearound. The roof panel includes at least one sliding panel and non-sliding panels arranged adjacent to the sliding panel in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle roof, and a weather strip is attached to provide a seal between the sliding panel and the non-sliding panels. The weather strip has a base portion for attachment to a frame member, and a tubular seal portion formed integrally with the base portion on the upper side thereof. The tubular seal portion has a bridge part in an interior space thereof to support the tubular seal portion against the sliding panel which is in its closed position.
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Pedder Dennis H.
Posz Law Group , PLC
Toyoda Gosei Co,., Ltd.
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