Sound and water barrier and method of making the same

Details Sound and water barrier and method of making the same Sound and water barrier and method of making the same

1993-09-20

1995-10-10

Pape, Joseph D.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Lining

2961467, 181290, E04B 182

Patent

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054565138

ABSTRACT:
A sound and water and dust barrier (20) for a vehicle and method for making the same are disclosed. The water barrier (20) includes a laminated body (24) having a central layer (34) made of a filled plastic which provides sound dampening characteristics to the water barrier (20), and preferably two outer layers (36,38) of unfilled plastic sandwiching about the central layer (34). Ideally, the body (24) has a vacuum formed speaker recess (44) or contoured shape formed therein. Also, flexible clip pockets (50) may be sealingly attached about openings (70) in the body (24) to allow the water barrier (20) to be clipped to inner and outer door panels (25, 22) of a vehicle door (23). Further, an adhesive (30) and a release agent (32) may be applied on the opposing outer layers (36, 38). Preferably, the central and outer layers (34, 36, 38) are coextruded together.

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