Outer waist seal assembly for a vehicle

An exterior body panel assembly for a vehicle, the exterior body panel assembly comprising:

• an exterior body panel defining one or more of a slot and a hole adjacent to an edge thereof;
• wherein the one or more of the slot and the hole is adapted to receive a clip structure adapted to engage one or more of a friction structure, a lip, a rail, and a channel disposed on or through an interior surface of an interior arm of an elongate body structure, thereby securing the elongate body structure to the exterior body panel;
• wherein the edge of the exterior body panel is adapted to receive the interior arm of the elongate body structure on an interior side of the exterior body panel and an exterior arm of the elongate body structure on an exterior side of the exterior body panel;
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• wherein the clip structure is adapted to be disposed on the interior side of the exterior body panel below the edge thereof, and wherein the clip structure comprises a base structure secured in the one or more of the slot and the hole defined adjacent to the edge of the exterior body panel, the base structure comprising one or more exterior flanges which passes through the hole and contacts an exterior surface of the exterior body panel.

A door assembly for a vehicle, the door assembly comprising:

• an exterior body panel defining one or more of a slot and a hole adjacent to an edge thereof;
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• an outer waist seal assembly coupled to the exterior body panel, the outer waist seal assembly comprising:
• an elongate body structure adapted to be disposed about the edge of the exterior body panel and comprising an interior arm adapted to be disposed on an interior side of the exterior body panel and an exterior arm adapted to be disposed on an exterior side of the exterior body panel, wherein the interior arm comprises one or more of a friction structure, a lip, a rail, and a channel disposed on or through an interior surface thereof;
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• a clip structure adapted to be secured in one or more of the slot and the hole defined adjacent to the edge of the exterior body panel and engage the one or more of the friction structure, the lip, the rail, and the channel disposed on or through the interior surface of the interior arm of the elongate body structure, thereby securing the elongate body structure to the exterior body panel, wherein the clip structure is adapted to be disposed on the interior side of the exterior body panel below the edge thereof, and wherein the clip structure comprises a base structure secured in the one or more of the slot and the hole defined adjacent to the edge of the exterior body panel, the base structure comprising one or more exterior flanges which passes through the hole and contacts an exterior surface of the exterior body panel;
• wherein the clip structure is adapted to prevent rotation of the elongate body structure with respect to the exterior body panel when a lateral force in the Y-direction is applied to the elongate body structure.