U-shaped member or portion mounts seal

A resilient gasket for an over-the-road trailer door has a channel for receiving the edge of a door. The gasket lips on either side of the channel converge outwardly from the bottom of the channel and are shaped to provide tapered cavities for receiving adhesive. The distal edges of the lips are beveled...     

At a mitre joint between two adjacent portions of a channel-shaped sealing or trimming strip structure such as for trimming a flange around a door opening in an automobile, for example, the mutually contacting tapering ends of the two adjacent portions of the strip structure are reinforced by an L-shaped...     

A sealing strip comprises a channel-shaped, metal reinforced resilient gripping portion, for embracing a flange or the like to be protected or sealed, and a longitudinally extending sealing portion running along the outside of the gripping portion. The sealing portion is attached to the gripping portion...     

A channel-shaped sealing strip for mounting on a flange, for example around a door or window opening in a motor vehicle body, comprises a channel-shaped metal core or carrier. On to one wall of the channel, relatively hard flexible material, such as plastics, is directly extruded, while on to the other...     

In accordance with a preferred embodiment of this invention, there is provided an elongated elastomeric weatherstrip, having a longitudinally extending sealing portion and a longitudinally extending U-shaped base portion which clamps the weatherstrip onto a projecting edge flange or the like. A reinforcing...     

A channel-shaped sealing strip, such as for clamping over the metal flange of a vehicle door opening so as to embrace, protect and decorate the flange, comprises a flexible U-shaped metal carrier covered in elastomeric material, the elastomeric material having an insert of softer elastomeric material...     

A seal for sealing the gap between the door frame and edge of the door on a motor vehicle having a waistline such that the angle of approach of the door to the door frame is different above the waistline from the angle of approach below the waistline, thus requiring different sealing characteristics...     

A seal construction for a container door which has a first resiliently deformable part of predetermined generally channel sectioned shape for application to the edge portions of a container door to preclude the passage of moisture to the door edges, and a second part connected to the first part and having...     

A water-drainable gasket for use between a panel and a frame includes a continuous channel-shaped body having a pair of spaced sidewalls and a bottom wall. A plurality of pairs of transversely spaced water draining holes extend through the bottom, each pair of the holes being transversely aligned with...     

The arrangement shown and described herein is used to seal a closure structure of a vehicle body. A weatherstrip including metal strip inserts is molded in the usual manner and is then crimped into its operational "U" shape around an extruded tubular rubber member located at the bottom of the U-shape,...     

The arrangement shown and described herein is used to seal a closure structure of a vehicle body. A weatherstrip including metal strip inserts is extruded to include not only the usual hollow deflection bulb, but also a hollow flange sealing bulb, formed in a predetermined shape on the center portion...     

The carrier for a windlace, garnish molding and the like is made from a wire which is bent back and forth to form a continuous strip having straight lateral portions joined by reentrantly bent portions thereby to form alternately directed loops. The laterally extending portions are joined by a flexible...     

A metal carrier is embedded into trim, for providing proper rigidness in the transverse direction as well as in the longitudinal direction to the strip-like trim formed with rubber or plastics and the like. Transverse slots are formed in the strip-like sheet metal at given intervals in the longitudinal...     

A flange cover for embracing engagement with and clamping retention on a flange edge. The flange cover is an elongated strip of a generally U-shaped cross section defining a pair of legs connected by a web. Each leg has at least one retention lip extending inwardly therefrom and is made of a lower durometer...     

Trim for an automobile characterized in that a thin metal layer is integrally laminated on the surface of a substrate consisting of plastic, and said metal layer is partially or wholly coated with a soft PVC resin composition and thus a trim for an automobile with a matt surface is obtained by setting...     

The invention relates to a one piece edge protector trim strip for application to a flange such as that which is found around door openings in motor vehicles. The strip is extruded in a continuous length by a dual durometer extrusion process around a semi-rigid stiffening carrier of generally U-shaped...     

A flexible sheet seal for joining first and second spaced apart members in waterproof and airtight sealing engagement. The sheet seal has gripping members on at least one end thereof for releasably securing the end in sealing engagement with one of the members. In one application, the seal is a hollow...     

Metal carriers are disclosed for use in channel-shaped sealing, trimming and finishing strips, and channel-shaped window glass guides, such as for fitting to motor vehicle bodies. The carriers comprise a series of U-shaped side-by-side elements which are connected together. Each element is connected...     

Channel-shaped strip structures are disclosed for use, for example, in vehicle body construction, such as for fitting onto door surround flanges or for use for mounting or sealing window glass. The strip structure comprises a channel-form metal carrier embedded in extruded or plastics or rubber material....     

Composite reinforced sealing strip, for use for example on an automobile body, the strip being made up of a sealing part and of a U-shaped gripping part integrally connected lengthwise to the sealing part and a reinforcing armature embedded in the gripping part. This armature has a body which is formed...     

There is disclosed a flexible channel-shaped sealing or finishing strip in which a length of unvulcanized rubber (or like material) extends along the strip on part of the inside surface of the channel but so as to have a free surface facing the interior of the channel, the free surface in use making...     

A channel-shaped gripping element and a pile seal member are secured together to provide a grippable sliding seal strip. The gripping element is secured to a flange of a fixed member, and the pile seal member slidably engages the surface of a moving member. A flexible link member is interposed between...     

The present invention relates to weather stripping materials and more particularly to a readily deformable weather stripping material for use with a building component, such as a door, having a movable structural member provided with an elongated weather strip receiving channel along a movable edge thereof....     

A channel-shaped sealing strip comprises a channel-shaped metal core or carrier completely embedded in flexible plastics or rubber material which additionally defines gripping lips on the two opposite inside wall surfaces of the channel and running longitudinally along the strip. There are four relatively...     

In accordance with the present invention, a new and improved center weatherstrip is provided. The weatherstrip comprises a resilient base portion of a substantially L-shaped section, a resilient lip portion and a substantially rigid core member embedded in the base portion. The weatherstrip enables to...     

A sealing strip, for use, for example, in sealing a gap between a vehicle's door and its surrounding framework, particularly along that part of its length which is curved. The sealing strip has between its U-shaped mounting portion and its tubular sealing portion a reinforcing strip which is integrally...     

A hinged window assembly for vehicles adapted to be installed substantially entirely from the vehicle exterior. The assembly includes a window pane and at least one hinge preferably bonded with a suitable adhesive directly to the window pane surface without any hinge securing structure extending into...     

The sealing strip includes a channel-shaped attachment profile of rubber, in which a metallic reinforcing strip is embedded; this profile has an external coating layer of sponge rubber with an outer surface rendered velvety by abrasion.

A window-guiding and sealing assembly for use particularly in a door of a passenger-type automotive vehicle having a window frame comprises a guide member directly attached to the window along a substantially vertical edge thereof and projecting into the interior of the vehicle, this guide member being...     

A channel-shaped trim having a longitudinally extending opening for embracing and clamping an edge flange of a support member and a method for producing such a trim. The trim is comprised of a core member composed of a band-shaped metal network which covered with an elastic or bondable covering material,...     

A channel-shaped sealing strip for vehicle door openings, for example, is shown. It has a gripping section incorporating a metal carrier covered in flexible covering material which additionally defines longitudinally extending gripping lips. The sealing strip is formed into a loop, ring or frame to suit...     

A U-shaped polymeric strip to be mounted on a body flange adjacent a vehicle door opening has an improved sealing structure for preventing moisture from seeping around the end of the body flange inside the U-shaped strip. The sealing structure is located at the inside of the base of the U-shaped strip...     

Sealing strips, such as for sealing around door openings in vehicle bodies, for example. The sealing strip comprises a hollow tubular soft sealing section which is supported around the door opening by means of a channel-shaped gripping section. In order to support the sealing section at positions around...     

An edge garnish molding assembly of this invention is provided with a drain insert member which is interposed between a garnish portion of an edge garnish molding and a flanged edge defining an opening in a vehicle for receiving a movable door, thus to form a drain opening for establishing communication...     

Weather stripping/sealing structure for use in conjunction with sliding automotive vehicle door windows includes a pair of extruded, elastomeric sealing members and a spacer brace connecting them together along the upper and side portions of the window, the entire assembly being inserted within the door...     

A compressible weatherstrip includes a mounting portion adapted for attachment on the vehicle body and a tubular deflection portion integrally molded with the mounting portion and having a sealing face adapted for engagement by the closure panel upon movement of the closure panel to the closed position....     

A window insulation system comprises a panel formed of a rigid foam insulation board dimensioned less than the interior casing dimensions of a window. To the periphery of the board, a highly compressible foam strip is secured by a contact type adhesive. The foam strip comprises a laminate of foam webs...     

A vehicle body comprises a windshield weatherstrip mounted to a front hinge pillar and extending along and engaged with the lateral end of a windshield glass. A door frame adjacent the front hinge pillar has an outer surface adapted to match the outer surface of the windshield glass and is engageable...     

A weather stripping for sealing a vehicle body flange. The weather strip includes a sealing member integrally formed with a channel or strip body having an opening for receiving a body flange therein. The weather strip includes at least one sealing lip formed on an inner surface of the strip body that...     

A colored weather strip attached to a flange on an automobile body defining a door opening. It has a sealing portion, and a U-shaped trim portion formed from solid rubber and joined integrally with the sealing portion. The trim portion has an outer surface covered by a colored solid rubber layer having...     

The skylight may be of the domed-type or flat-type and of single or double glass (acrylic or other transparent or translucent plastic) construction. The skylight fits within an opening in a roof or the like and has a peripheral base that may be constructed of a metal material such as aluminum, and which...     

A vehicle body construction for a ceiling in the passenger compartment in a vehicle. The body construction comprises a ceiling trim device for concealing a gap defined between the inner end of a weather strip and the inner roof panel, and a clip inserted between the ceiling trim device and the inner...     

An extruded, low friction weather seal is disclosed which in transverse cross section consists of a semirigid base member of polypropylene, a tubular sealing member of thermoplastic elastomer, and a thin film of polypropylene or a blend of polypropylene and thermoplastic elastomer capping all or part...     

A sealing or trimming strip has a gripping section and a sealing section and is formed into an open or a closed ring for mounting on a flange running around an opening in a vehicle body. The resilient plastics or rubber material of the gripping section is formed to provide a hollow tube in to which an...     

A vehicle body sealing arrangement includes a primary weatherstrip having a carrier mounted to a door frame pinchweld and a weatherstrip mounted to the carrier and sealing against the inner wall of the door. A closeout strip includes a base portion releasably mounted to the carrier and a deflectable...     

An access door which covers and seals an access opening in a ventilating duct. The edge of the access opening is strengthened by a dual density gasket having a U-shaped hard portion which is applied to the duct edge. A softer sealing element projects from the hard portion of the gasket and is sealed...     

A weather strip comprises a main body having a water passage for draining rainwater, etc. and a water flow promoting member or members forming an integral part of the main body, provided in the water passage and containing a hydrophilic material. The main body is formed from EPDM rubber. The hydrophilic...     

This invention relates to a vehicle door structure which has an improved outer aesthetic appearance and which can reduce air resistance along the outer surface of a vehicle. The vehicle door structure includes a fastener and a door weather strip. The fastener is fixed on a body side member of the vehicle,...     

A sealing strip, such as for a motor vehicle body, comprises a base having wings which are integrally attached to a central portion by means of thinned-down regions permitting relative flexure. The wings and the central portion are preferably made of relatively hard plastics or rubber material. A tubular...     

A window pane for motor vehicles is fastened to the flange of a window frame by means of a retaining member attached to said window pane through cementing, bonding, or the like. The retaining member is also clamped into a recess provided on the window frame by way of a projecting portion formed on a...     

A profiled rubber strip seal for bordering window and door openings. To simplify installation or, for example in the case of sliding windows, to promote relative movement between the strip and window panes, such seals are provided with overlay strips of low-friction material. The sliding properties of...     

The invention relates to a weather strip for wrap-over doors which is constituted by a semi-rigid plastic or rubber part adapted to fit on to the sheet metal edge of the body and a second solid, sponge-rubber part glued to the first part and adapted to provide a seal for the door and a filler between...     

A beading profile strip or trim strip comprises an extruded resilient member disposed about a metallic core formed into a U-shaped channel member having one or more sheet engaging structures for gripping the edge of a sheet or blade, such as a car door. The engaging structures comprise a downward angled...     

A resilient weatherstrip for an automobile door is described as having a hollow, mushroom-shaped bulbous portion which is integral with a metal reinforced carrier that attaches to the flange of the automobile frame surrounding the door. The carrier has special fingers with stops for engaging abutments...     

A sealing strip has a channel-shaped gripping section for mounting on a flanged joint running around an opening such as an opening in a vehicle body, and a hollow tubular soft sealing section is attached to and runs alongside the gripping section. In order to prevent distortion of the sealing section...     

In a sliding roof for automobiles, a sliding lid is secured against tearing out from the roof opening due to the high uplift forces acting on it at extremely high speeds of travel of the order of 300 km/h (186 m.p.h.), by a sealing profile strip, engaging beneath an edge flange of an automobile roof...     

A vehicle door structure having an exterior surface of a door window located flush with an exterior surface of a door frame. The door window is vertically displaced in the door frame with the aid of a slider which is fixed to the end portion of the door window. The slider has a vertically extending groove...     

A weather strip to be installed on a flange formed along an opening of a body of an automobile, has a trim portion having a U-shaped section, a plurality of flange retaining lips, at least two flange-retaining lips of the plurality of flange lips projecting diagonally upward from each of inner surfaces...     

An apparatus and method for sealing between a movable vehicular closure and body, especially adapted for an automobile, is disclosed. A deflatable sealing member forms a weatherstrip to seal the opening in the vehicle body and includes an operable tubular portion and an integral mounting portion. The...     

A weather strip for an automobile has a base portion to be installed along an opening of the automobile for a door, and a hollow sealing portion to be pressed by an outer peripheral edge of the door. One portion of the hollow sealing portion is formed into a molded portion by molding. The molded portion...     

A weather strip to be installed around an opening of an automobile, has a trim portion of a letter U-shaped section, which is composed of parallel side walls and a bottom wall connecting the side walls, and a seal portion projecting from an outer surface of one of the parallel side walls, which is positioned...     

A welt made of resins and U-shaped in section to be fitted onto rims of attached members, characterized in that a pair of engaging pieces made integral to the welt at their outer substantially center portions extend expanding outward from inside the U-shaped portion and from both opened opposite rims...     

A sealing strip (10) for a vertically disposed damper (12) for the passage of air from a source to an output having a plurality of pivotal generally planar vanes (15) with a groove (27) at one periphery of the width thereof and a projecting flange (25) at the other periphery of the width thereof, each...     

With the object of providing a glass run channel which can accommodate the curvature in both front elevation and plan, and also some degree of twisting, in this invention a glass run channel comprises a metal core of general S shape, the metal core having a continuous unbroken strip and a plurality of...     

Disclosed is a weather strip comprising: (a) a solid rubber made retainer; (b) a plurality of retainer lips projecting from the inside of the retainer, the retainer lips being arranged to oppose each other and adapted such that the flange of an automobile body is inserted into the space formed by the...     

A vehicle door seal with a channel shaped gripping part is mounted on a bodywork flange defining the door opening and this part supports a tubular sealing part such as made of plastics or rubber of cellular or foamed configuration. The air pressure within the latter can be increased or decreased by means...     

A glass reveal molding has a symmetrical generally C-shaped clamping portion which has a substantially equal amount of mass above and below its center clamping axis and exerts substantially even gripping pressure on both top and bottom surfaces of the glass. The equalized pressure of the clamping portion...     

A weather strip has a base portion to be mounted along an opening of a window of an automobile body and a seal portion projecting from the base portion to be come in contact with a window glass. The seal portion is composed of a pair of dogleg-shaped portions defining a hollow poriton of a nearly lozenge-shaped...     

A door seal is mounted to run around the periphery of the door in a vehicle body and is mounted relatively adjacent to the outer surface of the door so as not only to perform the normal sealing action between the door and door frame but also to ensure that soiling of the door aperture itself by ingress...     

According to the invention, a wedging leg extends inwardly from one of the walls of a channel-shaped weatherstrip carrier and reaches angularly toward the base of the weatherstrip carrier. The wedging leg has a foot including a toe portion which frictionally engages with the flange so that the attempted...     

A sealing joint for a sliding window pane in an automobile door deforms to a shape which accommodates the mating corners of the window pane and the associated window frame. The sealing joint is a one piece extrusion of synthetic material and includes first and second parts. The first part is generally...     

An improved construction for an automotive vehicle door provides an upstanding peripherally extending mounting flange formed integrally with the outer panel of the door for carrying a resilient seal for sealing engagement with the vehicle body when the door is in a closed position.

A sealing strip for a vehicle door opening has a generally channel-shaped gripping part supporting a tubular sealing part. Initially, the side walls of the channel of the gripping part are splayed apart so as to enlarge the mouth of the channel. This eases the application of the gripping part to the...     

A guide arrangement for a sliding window of a vehicle includes a generally "U" shaped guide rail secured in a frame of the window opening and a runner slidable in said guide rail and which straddles and is fixed to the an edge of the window. The runner has a thin web disposed between the outer surface...     

An opening trim which is mounted to a body flange of a door mounting opening portion of an automobile, and provided with a U-like cross-section and grasping lips on the inside of the U-like cross-section. The opening trim comprises a portion intended to grasp a thick portion of the body flange and a...     

A windowpane for an automobile includes a inner and outer surface having a curvature corresponding to a portion of a surface of one of either a cylindrical body or a conical body. The windowpane is mounted in the automobile such that one of either a front edge or a rear edge thereof is positioned closer...     

This invention is directed to a weather strip for use in an automobile, the main body of which is provided in the portion thereof destined to contact sheet metal parts such as a body flange or a sash with a strip of rustproofing member. The rustproofing member comprises a core, a core coating layer,...     

A gasket system has a gasket adapted to be secured about an opening. The gasket includes a mechanism for retaining and sealing a window or the like. The gasket is positioned about the opening such that when the window is positioned within the opening, the window substantially conceals the gasket and...     

A motor vehicle door is disclosed wherein a finisher includes a housing having a groove fixedly receiving a window panel run channel defining portion of a weatherstrip.

A molding for attachment to a vehicle includes a core member having a plurality of longitudinally spaced clip members and apertures between the clip members. An outer layer is extruded about the core member. The core member is formed to a predetermined configuration and presents an outer surface having...     

A belt weatherstrip adapted to engage an end flange of a vehicle for operative sealing between a glass window and a vehicle surface. The flange of the vehicle has an inner surface and an outer surface. The belt weatherstrip is expandable to accommodate adaptability to various vehicle surface contours...     

A flange finisher particularly well adapted for attachment to a flange of a motor vehicle as a pair of side walls joined by a web portion to form a U-shaped channel. Extending from one side wall into the channel are a plurality of small ribs. Extending from the other side wall into the channel and in...     

A glass run channel molding for automobile windows has a "U"-shaped cross-section portion and an "L"-shaped cross-section portion which cooperate to form a mounting channel and a glass run channel. A tubular biasing and sealing element is disposed in the glass run channel to bias a window edge against...     

A seal is described for sealing the space between the trunk compartment of an automobile and the decklid covering the compartment. The seal comprises a rubber channel which has a plurality of fingers which coact with a nib carrying half-moon protuberance to firmly grip an outstanding flange which extends...     

A sealing strip for mounting on a flange, such as surrounding a closable opening in a vehicle body, has a channel-shaped gripping part supporting a softer sealing part against which the closure member for the opening sealingly closes. The gripping part comprises a metal carrier embedded in extruded rubber...     

A molding for attachment to a vehicle includes a support member and a first colored layer secured to the support member. A second colored layer is abutted to the first colored layer at one edge thereof, and secured to the support member. The first and second colored layers are of similar colors presenting...     

Herein disclosed is a weather strip constructed of a rubber composition. The rubber composition comprises a mixture of 70 to 50 parts by weight of acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber and 30 to 50 parts by weight of polyvinylchloride, the acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber including not greater than 28 percent...     

The sealing strip includes a first structural member for anchoring the strip to the edge of an opening, such as a door or a trunk or the like, of a motor vehicle body, a second deformable structural member for providing sealing along the edge of the door or the like closing the opening in the vehicle...     

A window channel receives a slidable pane of window glass within a gap. The glass slides in contact with areas which are coated with low friction material which is applied by sintering. For example, the sintered material may be powdery polyurethane, polypropylene or polyamide. The sintered powders may...     

The present invention relates to an automobile door glass cassette containing a frame and seal assembly and a glass regulator means which is pre-assembled and fitted into an automobile door. The seal assembly is a peripheral elastomeric gasket secured to the outer periphery of the cassette frame structure...     

A glass run channel weather strip has a frame member and sealing member. The frame member has an overall S-shape in cross-section with a mechanism to retain the frame onto a flange. Also, the S-shape member includes a mechanism to mechanically retain the seal member within the frame member to form an...     

The present invention is a weather seal for a door having a base member secured to the door. A hinge member is pivotally connected to the base member for pivotal movement relative to the base member. A sealing lip is pivotally connected to the hinge member for pivotal movement relative to the base member....     

A flange finisher strip has a reinforcement member and elastomeric cover. The reinforcement member is channel shaped in cross section with a member extending inwardly into the channel. A retaining mechanism is associated with the extending member to secure the strip onto a flange.

The bodywork is accomplished with longitudinal members of the passenger compartment, and with upper crosspieces of the doors, which can be adapted to different models of automobiles by means of the use of supplementary section bars. This is done according to whether the bodywork is accomplished with...     

A strip of molding which is installed on the side edge of windshield glass, being insertingly mounted on one end of a strip of channel having a U-shaped cross section, and being able to be installed together with a strip of drip seal, permitting to reduce installation time and create a neat appearance....     

A glass reveal molding has a generally J-shaped clamping portion which exerts substantially even gripping pressures on both the top and bottom surfaces of the glass. The molding utilizes a more rigid carrier on the clamping portion and a softer, more flexible material on the crown portion. The molding...     

A extruded weather strip having a trim (2) and a seal lip (4) is provided with a cutout (51,52) having a base side (42) of a length (L) and an edge side (41) of a length (G1, G2) smaller than that of the base side (41). The weather strip is placed in a mold with a portion of the trim (2) corresponding...     

A sealing strip for attachment to the window frame running around a window opening on a vehicle door is in two parts each made of extruded plastics or rubber material and incorporating metal reinforcements. One part fits over a flange forming part of the window frame and locks into a channel formed in...     

A weather strip to be attached a body panel of a motor vehicle has a trim portion having a U-shaped cross section to be attached to a flange of the body panel, a tubular sealing portion projecting from an outer surface of an outside wall of the trim portion, and a covering lip extending from the outer...     

A marine propulsion device comprising a lower unit, a propeller shaft rotatably supported by the lower unit and adapted to support a propeller, an engine supported by the lower unit and drivingly connected to the propeller shaft, and a cowl assembly surrounding the engine and including a lower cover...