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US 8,572,897 B2Granted
Weatherstrip cinch clip
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsTodd William Dishman, Tracy Christopher Bakos, Jim Antime Marleau, Ken Michael Reo
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Abstract
A weatherstrip cinch clip for an automobile including a substantially vertically aligned first wall, a substantially vertically aligned second wall extending substantially perpendicularly to the first wall, and a substantially horizontally aligned prong extending away from the second wall in a direction substantially parallel to the first wall, wherein the prong is configured to extend substantially within a prong receiving aperture.
Claims17
A cinch clip for a weatherstrip of a vehicle, comprising:
- a substantially vertically aligned first wall;
- a substantially vertically aligned second wall extending substantially perpendicularly to the first wall;
- a receiving aperture between the weatherstrip and a door frame of the vehicle;
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- a substantially horizontally aligned prong extending away from the second wall in a direction substantially parallel to the first wall, wherein the prong is configured to extend substantially within the receiving aperture and wherein the first wall of the cinch clip engages an opposite side of the door frame from the weatherstrip to retain the weatherstrip to the door frame.
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An automobile door, comprising:
- a door frame having a substantially planar flange extending from a first side;
- a weatherstrip operably connected to the flange and having a notch abutting the flange to define a receiving aperture therebetween;
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- a substantially L-shaped cinch clip having a first wall, a second wall, and a planar member extending from the second wall to engage the receiving aperture, wherein the first wall of the cinch clip engages a second side of the door frame to retain the weatherstrip to the door frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.