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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Krishnamachari Gopalan, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Schlegal Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/26 ;
Abstract
A weatherstrip having a hard bearing layer with a surface coating for reducing sliding friction between the weatherstrip and a panel is disclosed. A body of the weatherstrip has a relatively low durometer and the bearing layer has a greater durometer, wherein an exposed surface of the bearing layer is covered with a coating, wherein the coating can include a multitude of particles.