Patent ID: 6814385
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A molded article arranged and constructed to be received within a space between a window frame of a vehicle body panel and a window panel having a chamfered portion formed within its edge surface, the window frame having a side wall and a bottom wall, comprising:a molding body having a head portion, a leg portion extending from the head portion and an engagement portion, wherein the head portion, the leg portion and the engagement portion are arranged and constructed to partially contact the window panel when the molded article is received within the space, wherein the head portion comprises a first portion arranged and constructed to correspond to the chamfered portion of the window panel when the molded article is received within the space so that an outer surface of the head portion is substantially flush with an outer surface of the window panel, wherein the head portion comprises a second portion arranged and constructed to project towards the side wall when the molded article is received within the space so as to be retained in the space without contacting the side wall, wherein the leg portion is arranged and constructed to extend from an inner side of the head portion toward the bottom wall along the edge surface of the window panel when the molded article is received within the space, and wherein the engagement portion is arranged and constructed to extend from the leg portion in a direction opposite to the second portion of the head portion along an inner surface of the window panel when the molded article is received within the space, an elastic lip continuously extending from the molding body and arranged and constructed to partially elastically contact the window frame and to elastically deform when the molded article is received within the space, and a connecting strip continuously extending from the elastic lip, the connecting strip being integral and continuous with the head portion, wherein the connecting strip is arranged and constructed to upwardly the head force to a portion when the elastic lip is elastically deformed, so that the first portion is pressed against the chamfered portion of the window panel.