Lighted vehicle body opening weather strip
AssigneesFord Global Technologies, LLC, The Standard Products Company
InventorsArthur William Atkinson, Bruce Donald Burnside, Donald Paul Iacovoni, David Arthur Wade, Jon W. Stanley
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Abstract
A lighted vehicle body opening weather strip includes a longitudinally extending gripping portion having an outside wall, a co-extending tubular sealing portion disposed on the outside wall of the gripping portion, a carrier embedded within the gripping portion, a light source extrusion carried by the gripping portion, and an extrusion solid surrounding the light source extrusion.
Claims17
A lighted vehicle body opening weather strip comprising:
- a longitudinally extending gripping portion having an outside wall;
- a co-extending tubular sealing portion disposed on the outside wall of the gripping portion;
- a carrier embedded within the gripping portion;
- a light source extrusion carried by the gripping portion;
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- an extrusion solid surrounding the light source extrusion.
A lighted weather strip for a vehicle door comprising:
- a longitudinally extending gripping portion having an outside wall and a predetermined length;
- a co-extending tubular sealing portion disposed on the outside wall of the gripping portion;
- a carrier embedded within the gripping portion;
- a light source extrusion carried by the gripping portion;
- an extrusion solid substantially surrounding the light source extrusion;
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- wherein the light source extrusion is illuminated upon opening of a vehicle door so the light is emitted along the predetermined length of the weather strip.
A lighted vehicle body opening weather strip comprising:
- a longitudinally extending gripping portion having an outside wall and an outer surface;
- a co-extending tubular sealing portion disposed on the outside wall of the gripping portion;
- a carrier embedded within the gripping portion;
- a light source extrusion carried by the gripping portion;
- an extrusion solid surrounding the light source extrusion and having an outer surface;
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- wherein the outer surface of the gripping portion and the outer surface of the extrusion solid are flush.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.