Movable or removable closures – Closure seal; e.g. – striker gasket or weatherstrip – Anchored in channel or slot in closure or portal frame
Patent
1998-09-04
2000-12-12
Redman, Jerry
Movable or removable closures
Closure seal; e.g., striker gasket or weatherstrip
Anchored in channel or slot in closure or portal frame
E06B 716
Patent
active
061581720
ABSTRACT:
A weatherstrip for sealing the corner and its vicinities of an automotive door, which comprises: an extruded weatherstrip which comprises: a base that contains a relatively narrow hollow portion and is to be fixed into a retainer; and a hollow tubular seal protruding from the base toward the body panel; and a molded weatherstrip integrally molded with the extruded weatherstrip, which comprises: a flat base having a substantially uniform thickness; and a hollow tubular seal protruding from the base toward the body panel, wherein the molded weatherstrip has a tabular insert panel comprising a tip portion and the other portion, for integrally molding the molded weatherstrip with the extruded weatherstrip, so that the tip portion is fitted into the hollow portion of the base of the extruded weatherstrip and the other portion is enclosed in the base of the molded weatherstrip.
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Abo Toru
Yamane Tadanao
Nishikawa Rubber Co. Ltd.
Redman Jerry
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