Window gasket for a vehicle
AssigneeProterra Inc.
InventorMatthew Wagner
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Abstract
A gasket for placement between a glass pane and a vehicle body may include a glass pane-receiving channel and a body-receiving channel. The glass pane-receiving channel and the body-receiving channel may be formed on opposite sides of a gasket body. The gasket may also include a plurality of bulb seals defined in the gasket body. The plurality of bulb seals may include a first bulb seal and a second bulb seal positioned in the glass pane-receiving channel, and a third bulb seal and a fourth bulb seal positioned in the body-receiving channel.
Claims20
A gasket for placement between a glass pane and a vehicle body, comprising:
- a glass pane-receiving channel;
- a body-receiving channel, the glass pane-receiving channel and the body-receiving channel being formed on opposite sides of a gasket body;
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- a plurality of bulb seals defined in the gasket body, the plurality of bulb seals including:
- a first bulb seal and a second bulb seal positioned in the glass pane-receiving channel;
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- a third bulb seal and a fourth bulb seal positioned in the body-receiving channel.
A gasket for placement between a glass pane and a vehicle body, comprising:
- a glass pane-receiving channel including opposing side walls and a base, the glass pane-receiving channel including at least a first pair of bulb seals, wherein each bulb seal of the first pair of bulb seals is positioned on an opposite side wall of the glass pane-receiving channel;
- a body-receiving channel including opposing side walls and a base, the body-receiving channel including at least a second pair of bulb seals, wherein each bulb seal of the second pair of bulb seals is positioned on an opposite side wall of the body-receiving channel;
- a pair of glass pane flap seals, wherein each flap seal of the pair of glass pane flap seals curves towards the glass pane-receiving channel;
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- a pair of vehicle body flap seals, wherein each flap seal of the pair of vehicle body flap seals curves towards the vehicle body-receiving channel.
A gasket for placement between a windshield and a vehicle body, comprising:
- a windshield-receiving channel having opposing side walls and a base;
- a body-receiving channel having opposing side walls and a base, the windshield-receiving channel and the body-receiving channel being formed on opposite sides of a gasket body;
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- a plurality of bulb seals defined in the gasket body, the plurality of bulb seals including:
- a first bulb seal and a second bulb seal positioned on opposite side walls of the windshield-receiving channel;
- a third bulb seal positioned on the base of the windshield-receiving channel, wherein the third bulb seal has a diameter larger than the first and second bulb seals;
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- a fourth bulb seal and a fifth bulb seal positioned on opposite side walls of the body-receiving channel, wherein the fourth and fifth bulb seals have a diameter larger than the third bulb seal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.