Window seal method and apparatus

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2006-03-21

2006-03-21

Engle, Patricia L. (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Camper

C296S001060, C049S475100, C277S630000, C277S644000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07014251

ABSTRACT:
An elongate moldable, flexible material or sealing body positioned between adjacent walls of a pickup truck and canopy mounted to a pickup truck bed, to permit windows of the pickup cab and canopy to be open for communication between the cab space and the canopy space, as well as to keep out wind, rain, dust and debris. The sealing body encompassing the perimeter of the windows of the cab and canopy. The sealing body also having a width dimension greater than its thickness dimension. Further, the sealing body having the ability to rotate about its central axis to accommodate varying dimensions of gaps between the cab wall and the canopy wall. The sealing body also having a fast compression rate and a compression memory. The slow expansion rate or “slow memory” giving the added benefit of avoiding abrasion of the sealing body against the cab or canopy walls due to vibration of the cab or canopy structure.

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Monmouth Products webpage (http://www.rubberplastics.com/products.htm), 2001.

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