Patent ID: 11872959
Assignee: LACKS ENTERPRISES, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A roof rail system, the system comprising:
at least one rail member having an elongate shape extending longitudinally; and
a gasket of a cured liquid material disposed on a lower surface of the at least one rail member, wherein the lower surface is a mating surface configured for attachment to a corresponding vehicle structure;
wherein the gasket is cured in place and thereby bonded to the lower surface of the at least one rail member, and
wherein the gasket provides a watertight seal between the at least one rail member and the corresponding vehicle structure when the at least one rail member is attached to the corresponding vehicle structure;
wherein the at least one rail member is formed of a plateable resin material and the gasket is formed of a material configured for bonding to the plateable resin material;
wherein the material of the gasket is not plateable; and
wherein the gasket is applied to the plateable resin material of the at least one rail member prior to a plating process and to act as a barrier to plating the lower surface of the at least one rail member.