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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
May. 08, 2000
John D. Keeney, Fremont, NH (US);
Nathan W. Ellis, Brentwood, NH (US);
Hutchinson Sealing Systems, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A weather strip molding for sealing a movable glass panel in an automotive vehicle is provided. The weather strip molding is placed within a window opening having at least two intersecting boundaries along a peripheral edge of the window opening. The weather strip molding is continuous between the first and second boundaries. The weather strip molding includes a retention portion for connecting the weather strip to a rigid structure adjacent to one of the window opening boundaries. The weather strip molding also includes a sealing wing connected with the retention portion having a colored first surface for sealing against the movable glass panel. The color of the sealing first surface can be coordinated with the interior trim of the vehicle as desired.