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US 7,726,075 B2Granted
Dual-shot injection molded weatherseal
AssigneeCooper-Standard Automotive Inc.
InventorsDavid M. Gross, Riaz Mohammed
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Abstract
A molded weather seal includes groups of fingers extending inwardly from walls that receive an associated vehicle flange therebetween. Fingers and walls are preferably formed of a first shot of molded material that is generally rigid, while a seal lip and/or other selected portions may be formed from a second, more flexible material.
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A weatherseal adapted for receipt on an associated vehicle flange, the weatherseal comprising:
- an elongated molded body having first and second substantially rigid walls disposed in generally parallel arrangement along a longitudinal axis, and interconnected to one another by a base wall;
- first projections extending from the first wall toward the second wall;
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- second projections extending from the second wall toward the first wall, the second projections axially offset from the first projections along the longitudinal axis and dimensioned to engage opposite faces of the associated vehicle flange when the weatherseal is received thereon, wherein the second projections include undercut portions and protruding portions that are separated by a shoulder for engaging respective offset surfaces of the associated flange, and wherein undercut portions of the first projections are disposed closer to the base wall than protruding portions thereof, while the undercut portions of the second projections are further from the base wall than the protruding portions thereof.
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A weatherseal adapted for receipt on an associated vehicle flange, the weatherseal comprising:
- an elongated molded body having first and second substantially rigid walls disposed in generally parallel arrangement along a longitudinal axis, and interconnected to one another by a base wall;
- first projections extending outwardly a first height from the first wall toward the second wall, the first projections including undercut portions and protruding portions that are separated by a shoulder, the undercut and protruding portions engaging respective offset surfaces of the associated flange;
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- second projections extending from the second wall toward the first wall, the second projections axially offset from the first projections along the longitudinal axis and dimensioned to engage opposite faces of the associated vehicle flange when the weatherseal is received thereon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.