Integrated vehicle door protector module
AssigneeJS Chamberlain & Associates, Inc.
InventorsWilliam S. Chamberlain, David Otto
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Abstract
A door protector module includes a unitarily constructed inner belt weatherstrip, a shield and a lower door seal which are attachable as a one piece assembly to a vehicle door inner trim panel or the inner door panel. The inner belt weatherstrip, the shield and the lower door shield are formed with complimentary adjoining shapes for affixing the inner belt weatherstrip, the shield and the lower door shield into a unitary structure by snaps, fasteners, adhesive, etc.
Claims20
A door protector module for a vehicle door having an inner door panel and an inner door trim panel, the module comprising:
- an inner belt weather strip, a shield, and a lower door seal;
- and
- means for joining the inner belt weather strip, the shield, and the lower door seal into a one piece module adapted for unitary attachment to one of the inner door trim panel and the inner door panel of a vehicle door.
A method for manufacturing a door protector module for a vehicle door having an inner door panel and an inner door trim panel, the method comprising steps of:
- providing an inner belt weatherstrip, a shield and a lower door seal;
- and
- unitarily joining the inner belt weatherstrip, the shield and a lower door seal into a unitary, one piece module for attachment to one of the inner door trim panel and the inner door panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.