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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2014
Edward William Bach, Galloway, OH (US);
Jeremy J. Weinandy, Dublin, OH (US);
Andrew K. Swayne, Dublin, OH (US);
Anthony Ordonio, Jr., Dublin, OH (US);
Edward William Bach, Galloway, OH (US);
Jeremy J. Weinandy, Dublin, OH (US);
Andrew K. Swayne, Dublin, OH (US);
Anthony Ordonio, Jr., Dublin, OH (US);
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle roof molding to be fitted into a roof groove of a roof panel of a vehicle is provided. The molding has a main body for filling at least a portion of a the roof groove in a groove width direction and a latching portion on a back side of the main body to secure the roof molding within the roof groove. The main body includes a first segment and a second segment, the first and second segments resides in different planes and are joined by a wall oriented generally transverse to both segments. A pair of protruding portions are provided on opposed edges of the first and second segments, respectively. Each protruding portion includes an elastic deforming region engaging an opposed side wall of the roof groove when the latching portion is fitted in the roof groove.