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US 11,299,022 B2Granted
Kit and method for cladding a door rail of a vehicle
AssigneeHutchinson
InventorsOlivier Blottiau, Cyril Lajoux, Anne Gambier
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Abstract
A kit for cladding a door rail of a vehicle, comprising two similar assemblies suitable for mounting on the rail of the same door, only one of these assemblies being mounted on this rail according to a desired aesthetic aspect among a first aspect called flush and a second aspect called non flush.
Claims10
A kit for cladding a door rail of a vehicle, comprising:
- a first cladding assembly comprising a first sealing member intended to cooperate with a window of a specific door along said rail, and a first finishing member intended to provide a first aesthetic aspect of said specific door along said rail, the first cladding assembly being suitable for mounting on the rail of said specific door and comprising first elements for attachment to said rail;
- said first aesthetic aspect being a flush aspect according to which said first cladding assembly is configured so that said first finishing member has a first outer surface which is aligned with an outer surface of the window of said specific door, when the first cladding assembly is fixed on the rail of said specific door;
- wherein said kit further comprises a second sealing member intended to cooperate with said window of said specific door along said rail, and a second finishing member intended to provide a second aesthetic aspect of said specific door along said rail, said second cladding assembly being suitable for mounting on the rail of said specific door in the place of said first cladding assembly, and said second cladding assembly comprising second elements for attachment on said rail;
- said second aesthetic aspect being a non-flush aspect according to which said second cladding assembly is configured so that said second finishing member has a second outer surface spaced from said outer surface of the window of said specific door, when the second cladding assembly is fixed on the rail of said specific door;
- and wherein only one of said first and second cladding assemblies is mounted on said rail according to a desired aesthetic aspect among said first aesthetic aspect and said second aesthetic aspect.
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