Outer belt weatherstrip with snap-on molded shell
AssigneeCooper-Standard Automotive Inc.
InventorGennadiy Shumulinskiy
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Abstract
A weatherstrip is adapted for use on an associated vehicle. It includes a body, preferably an extruded body, and has a gripping portion for securing the body to the vehicle. A retaining leg flexibly extends from the body, and a retaining shoulder is spaced from the leg. A separately molded outer shell has a retaining portion dimensioned for receipt between the retaining leg and the body. In addition, a shoulder of the retaining portion is dimensioned for operative engagement with the retaining shoulder of the body. In this manner, the shoulders of the shell and body snap-fit over one another and the shell is secured to the body.
Claims20
A weatherstrip for use on an associated vehicle comprising:
- a body having a gripping portion for securing the body to the associated vehicle, the body including a retaining leg flexibly extending from the body, and a retaining shoulder spaced from the leg;
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- a shell having a show surface, a retaining portion dimensioned for receipt between the retaining leg and the body, and a shoulder dimensioned for operative engagement with the retaining shoulder whereby the retaining portion is received between the retaining leg and the body, and the shoulder snap-fit beneath the retaining shoulder such that the show surface of the shell is exposed.
A method of assembling a weatherstrip for use on an associated vehicle comprising:
- providing a body having a gripping portion for securing the body to the associated vehicle, the body including a retaining leg flexibly extending from the body, and a retaining shoulder spaced from the leg;
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- securing a shell to the body, the shell having a show surface, a retaining portion dimensioned for receipt between the retaining leg and the body, and a shoulder dimensioned for operative engagement with the retaining shoulder whereby the retaining portion is received between the retaining leg and the body, and the shoulder is snap-fit beneath the retaining shoulder such that the show surface of the shell is exposed.
A weatherstrip for an associated vehicle that includes a flange, the weatherstrip comprising:
- a body received on the associated vehicle, the body including retaining leg flexibly extending therefrom, and a retaining shoulder spaced from the leg;
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- a rigid shell having a show surface and a retaining portion dimensioned for operative engagement with the retaining shoulder of the body whereby the retaining portion is received between the retaining leg and the body, and the shoulder snap-fits beneath the retaining shoulder such that the show surface of the shell is exposed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.