Movable or removable closures – Closure seal; e.g. – striker gasket or weatherstrip – U-shaped member or portion mounts seal
Reexamination Certificate
2011-02-15
2011-02-15
Redman, Jerry (Department: 3634)
Movable or removable closures
Closure seal; e.g., striker gasket or weatherstrip
U-shaped member or portion mounts seal
C049S475100, C428S122000, C428S595000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07886487
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle weatherstrip, beltstrip or door seal includes a hybrid carrier or core and extruded or molded elastomeric sealing features. The hybrid carrier includes lineal sections of diverse flexibility and compressibility which are achieved by upsetting the metal carrier by lancing, stamping or coining and, optimally, stretching. Preferably, the carrier is manufactured in a continuous length, the elastomeric material is extruded or molded thereover and the resulting product is cut into useable lengths having the desired more flexible and more rigid regions disposed along its length which correspond to corners and straight sections, respectively, of for example, a glass run.
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Supplementary European Search Report, EP 04796716, Apr. 16, 2010, 2 pages.
Henniges Automotive Sealing Systems North America, Inc.
Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC
Redman Jerry
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