Deflector for vehicle body components
AssigneeThe Excello Specialty Company
InventorsRobert A. Isaksen, David E. Frappier, Wallace R. Jones
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A deflector for securement to body components of a vehicle to prevent water, dust, and the like from entering the body or wetting inner trim panels. The deflector comprises a sheet of plastic peripherally shaped for covering at least a predetermined portion of a body component, and having permanently plastic and permanently tacky pressure-sensitive adhesive on selective areas thereof for attaching the sheet to the component.
Claims34
A reusable deflector for application to a vehicle panel to prevent water or dust from entering the vehicle body comprising:
- a flat and flexible sheet of plastic material having a peripheral shape generally matching the peripheral configuration of at least some portion of a vehicle panel, said sheet having top, bottom, and opposite side edges and a single permanently tacky pressure-sensitive adhesive bonded to one face of said sheet in strips adjacent said edges and covering a minor portion of the surface of said one face.
A reusable deflector for application to a panel in a covering relationship with an opening therein to inhibit water or dust from passing therethrough comprising:
- a flat and flexible sheet of flexible plastic material having a peripheral shape generally corresponding with the peripheral shape of the panel and having top, bottom, and opposite side edges, a single permanently tacky pressure-sensitive adhesive bonded to one face of said sheet in strips adjacent said edges to cover a minor portion of the surface of said one face, and one of said one face and the face opposite therefrom being treated at least in selected areas thereof for either enhancing the strength of the bond between said one face and said adhesive or enhancing the release characteristics to an adhesive placed in contact therewith.
A reusable deflector for application to the inner panel of a vehicle door to prevent water or dust and the like from entering the vehicle body or coating the inner door trim panel, the deflector comprising:
- a flat and flexible sheet of a plastic material having a peripheral shape generally matching the peripheral configuration of the inner panel of the vehicle door, said sheet having top, bottom and opposing side edges;
- permanently tacky pressure-sensitive adhesive bonded to a first face of said sheet, said layer being disposed in strips generally along said edges;
- at least one tab provided along said bottom edge adapted to be inserted into a slot in an associated inner door panel;
- and, a strip of plastic material having an adhesive coated face temporarily secured to said sheet in a first storage position and adapted to be secured to said sheet in a second position over said one tab when said one tab is inserted into a slot in an associated inner door panel.
A reusable deflector for application to a panel in a covering relationship with an opening therein to inhibit water or dust from passing therethrough, comprising:
- a flat and flexible sheet of plastic material having a peripheral shape generally matching the peripheral configuration of at least some portion of a panel, said sheet having top, bottom and opposite side edges and a single permanently tacky pressure-sensitive adhesive bonded to one face of said sheet in a discontinuous strip adjacent said edges and covering a minor portion of the surface of said one face.
A reusable deflector for application to a panel in a covering relationship with an opening therein to inhibit water or dust from passing therethrough, comprising:
- a flat and flexible sheet of plastic material having a peripheral shape generally matching the peripheral configuration of at least some portion of a panel, said sheet having top, bottom and opposite side edges and a single permanently tacky pressure-sensitive adhesive bonded to one face of said sheet in discontinuous strips adjacent said edges and covering a minor portion of the surface of said one face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.