Weather strip including core-removal slot

A weather strip including an extruded portion and a molded portion connected to the extruded portion, wherein the extruded portion and the molded portion each have a trim and a hollow seal, the weather strip comprising:

• a first wall provided on the trim of the molded portion and having a slot, wherein the hollow seal of the molded portion extends from the first wall, and said slot is positioned to permit the removal, through said slot, of a core used to mold the hollow seal of the molded portion;
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• a second wall extending from the first wall in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hollow seal extends from the first wall;
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• a third wall extending from the second wall such that the third wall opposes the first wall, wherein the third wall has a cutaway portion defined at a position facing the slot of the first wall to permit the removal of the core through the slot and the cutaway portion.

A weather strip comprising:

• an extruded portion;
• and
• a molded portion connected to the extruded portion, wherein the extruded portion and the molded portion each have a trim and a hollow seal, wherein the trim of the molded portion includes:
• a first wall from which the hollow seal extends, the first wall having a slot;
• a second wall extending from the first wall in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hollow seal extends from the first wall;
• and
• a third wall extending from the second wall in a manner opposing the first wall, wherein the third wall includes a cutaway portion defined at a position facing the slot of the first wall;
• wherein said slot and said cutaway portion are positioned to permit the removal, through said slot and said cutaway portion, of a core used to mold the hollow seal of the molded portion.