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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Arthur Wade, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Bruce D Burnside, Monroe, MI (US);
John Matthew Ginder, Plymouth, MI (US);
Larry Dean Elie, Yspilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
494781 ; 494751 ;
Abstract
A vehicle door sealing system includes a flexible weatherstrip containing magnetizable particulate material. Selected areas of the weatherstrip are magnetized to enhance the sealing action at hard-to-seal zones, such as curved corner areas along the door perimeter. The magnetic action is confined to the hard-to-seal areas so that the magnetic action will not make it excessively difficult for a person to open the vehicle door.