Convertible top weather strip
US7438344B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J10/90
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sealing or weather strip for attachment to a convertible top of an automotive vehicle, the strip having an upwardly facing, generally C-shaped channel for receiving water from the top during rainy weather or during washing of the vehicle. The strip further has an upwardly extending leg of substantial longitudinal extent and an outwardly projecting bump of limited longitudinal extent on the leg to position other portions of the leg away from the convertible top. The bump is spaced from the channel and vertically above at least major portions of the channel, thereby requiring capillary action to cause water to flow along an outside portion of the leg into the channel. The leg forms a pocket for sealingly receiving an upper edge of a window of the vehicle.
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