Patent · US Expired

Decorative or protective molding for a vehicle body

US4542926A · kind A · utility

5Cited by

3References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Gebr. Happich GmbH · DE

Inventors

Willi Treber · Wuppertal, DE
Gunter Fritsch · Ennepetal, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 21, 1983
Grant date	Sep 24, 1985
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 21, 2003

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB32B2605/08
WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A decorative or protective molding which is fastened to the body of an automotive vehicle, e.g. by an adhesive. The molding is comprised of two separate parts which are assembled. The first part is a molding body which is fastened to the vehicle surface. The molding body has a peripheral groove at its base surface, which is wedge-shaped for receiving the second part, a frame, therein. The frame wraps around the periphery of the molding body and extends into the groove. The frame is comprised of an elastic material. The frame is profiled to the molding body where they meet for making a smooth unprofiled transition between them at the exterior of the molding body. The groove may have an undercut in it for holding the frame in the groove.

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