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US 10,286,760 B2Granted
Automotive water-shield with drip ledge to prevent water leaks
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorLohitha Dewasurendra
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Abstract
A water-shield includes a flexible body having a drip ledge. That drip ledge is displaceable between a first position and a second position. A door assembly includes a wall and the water-shield. In the second position, the drip ledge extends through an access opening in the wall to divert water away from the dry side of the wall. A related method is also disclosed.
Claims5
A door assembly, comprising:
- a wall having a wet side, a dry side and an access opening;
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- a water-shield secured by an adhesive bead to said wall and closing said access opening, said water-shield including a flexible body having a continuous drip ledge wherein said drip ledge is displaceable between a first position and a second position;
- said door assembly being characterized by said flexible body including a lower edge and said drip ledge extending along said lower edge wherein said drip ledge in said second position forms a concavity opening toward said lower edge of said flexible body and at least partially encompassing a margin of said wall defining a bottom portion of said access opening.
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