Strip-shaped fastener for mounting strip-shaped member to automobile body and device for manufacturing the same
AssigneeTokai Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYukihiko Yada
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Abstract
A fastener is used for coupling an article to a body panel of a motor vehicle via a strip-like member. The fastener includes a pair of extruded side fastener parts and an extruded upper fastener part integral with and extending between the side fastener parts. Each of the side and upper fastener parts includes a groove for receiving the article to be coupled to the body panel, and a groove for receiving the strip-like member. The position of the latter groove with respect to the former groove is changed depending upon how the strip-like member fits in a window opening of the vehicle body panel.
Claims9
A strip-shaped fastener for coupling a fastener member to a windshield fitting in a window opening of a body panel of a motor vehicle, which comprises:
- a first long hollow portion which opens in a first direction towards the window opening for receiving edges of said windshield;
- and
- a second long hollow portion for receiving a leg portion of the fastener member wherein said second long hollow portion and the received leg portion extend in a second direction along a respective depth and length dimension thereof which forms an angle with said first direction so as to be variable from an angle of substantially 90.degree. along portions of the windshield to an angle substantially greater than 90.degree. along other portions of the windshield.
A strip-shaped fastener for coupling an article having a long side positioned within a window opening to a body panel of a motor vehicle which comprises:
- a first long hollow portion which opens in a first direction towards the window opening for receiving said article having a long side;
- and
- a second long hollow portion for receiving a leg portion of a fastener member, in a second direction, along a respective depth and length dimension thereof, which forms an angle with said first direction so as to be variable from an angle of substantially 90.degree. along portions of the article to an angle substantially less than 90.degree. along other portions of the article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.