Sport bar close out seal

US7240954B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

• Larry Storinsky · Rochester Hills, US
• Martin Potok · Milford, US
• Douglas P. Smith · Cambridge, US
• Daniel Bullion · Milford, US
• John Griffin · Davisburg, US
• David Baryla · Auburn Hills, US
• Michael Boes · Auburn Hills, US
• Jeffrey Tangen · Shelby Charter Township, US
• John Grauer · Troy, US
• Richard Maciejewski · Wixom, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 8, 2005
• Grant date: Jul 10, 2007
• Expiry date: Feb 7, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R13/07
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A close out seal has a base, a weather strip and a trim strip all permanently joined together to provide a single part capable of being readily installed in a rear quarter panel of an automotive vehicle. The weather strip has a sealing lip adapted to contact a rear window of the vehicle. The trim strip has a contoured inner surface portion adapted to seal around an upright end portion of a transverse overhead sport bar. The trim strip provides a cap for the rear quarter panel.