Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Structurally defined web or sheet – Fold at edge
Patent
1991-03-25
1992-06-16
Epstein, Henry F.
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Structurally defined web or sheet
Fold at edge
49490, 296 93, 428358, E06B 716
Patent
active
051224062
ABSTRACT:
A weather strip for sealingly closing a space having an opening edge associated with a cover member. The weather strip comprises a plurality of extruded weather strip segments each having a welt portion sealingly fitted on the opening edge and a hollow sealing portion formed integrally on the welt portion for sealing contact with the cover member. The hollow sealing portion has a flexible wall defining therein a central bore. The flexible wall has vent holes opening into the exterior of the space to communicate the central bore with the exterior of the space. The weather strip also includes at least one joint segment connected between adjacent two of the weather strip segments. The joint segment includes a chamber connected between the central bores of the adjacent weather strip segments and a passage connected to the chamber for discharging water from the central bore to the exterior of the space at the lower end.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4848035 (1989-07-01), Sakuma et al.
patent: 4952442 (1990-08-01), Warner
Sakamaki Yuji
Sugawara Tomio
Urume Hiroshi
Usuta Takahiro
Epstein Henry F.
Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd.
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