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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Lohitha Dewasurendra, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/0418 (2013.01);
Abstract
A water-shield includes a flexible body having a drip ledge. That drip ledge is displaceable between a first position and a second position. A door assembly includes a wall and the water-shield. In the second position, the drip ledge extends through an access opening in the wall to divert water away from the dry side of the wall. A related method is also disclosed.