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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brent Gaertner, Columbus, OH (US);
Kazuo Onodera, Worthington, OH (US);
Lawrence Geise, Hilliard, OH (US);
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 1/008 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 1/008 ;
Abstract
A garnish cooperates with weather strip material to seal an opening in a vehicle body portion. The garnish has a plurality of slots formed in selected portions thereof. In one illustrative embodiment, the garnish is attachable to a door sash frame. The door sash frame is provided with a outer weather strip seal and a plurality of seal clips which are inserted through selected slots in the garnish, thereby concurrently affixing both the garnish and outer weather strip seal to the door sash frame, to contribute to a secure, efficient, and quiet seal for the vehicle opening.