Patent ID: 6491334
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A sealing assembly of a motor vehicle that has a fabric top having an edge, and which motor vehicle further has a body part having a first projection and a second projection spaced from said first projection, said first and second projections defining a receiving opening therebetween which extends behind said projections, said assembly comprising:a locking strip attached to a side of said edge of said fabric top; a sealing profile having a profile base for insertion into said receiving opening and an elastic sealing portion attached to said profile; said profile base comprising: a structural part defining a holding surface; a holding limb extending from and joined to said structural part, said holding limb being resiliently moveable towards said structural part for insertion of said profile base into said opening and then returning away from said structural part to engage behind said first projection on the body part; and a holding surface facing away from said holding limb and extending approximately parallel to an insertion direction of the profile base into said receiving opening; whereby said profile base and said edge of said fabric top are retained in said receiving opening, said locking strip being on a side of said edge of said fabric top facing away from said holding surface and positioned behind said second projection in said receiving opening, and said holding limb being positioned behind said first projection in said receiving opening.