Patent ID: 6370824
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A weather strip seal for an automotive vehicle comprising:a carrier reinforcement; a first elastomeric material extruded onto said carrier forming a retention portion and a sealing wing extending from said retention portion, said retention portion connecting said weather strip seal with a first structure, and said sealing wing having a first surface for sealing said first structure with respect to a second movable structure by contacting said second movable structure with said first surface of said sealing wing; and a second ionomer material co-extruded onto said first surface of said sealing wing, said second material forming a low friction layer between 50 and 30 microns on said sealing wing first surface, having a gloss level between 20 degrees and 90 degrees and having a durometer between 30 Shore A to 57 Shore D and said second material being harder than said first material.