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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1998
Yukihiko Yada, Nagoya, JP;
Tokai Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Ohbu, JP;
Abstract
A windshield molding which is installable in the space between a windshield and a periphery of a window opening of a vehicle body panel. The windshield molding includes a pair of extruded side molding parts, a pair of extruded corner molding parts, and an extruded upper molding part integral with and extending between the side and corner molding parts. Each of the side molding parts associated with each side edge of the windshield is greater in thickness as compared with the upper end corner molding parts, where a water drain channel is formed. A windshield molding is also provided which drains rainwater smoothly through the rainwater groove provided at necessary sections and having a different depth in the longitudinal direction for better drainage which can be produced simply and continuously as a single molding without the addition of cutting or other processes.