Patent ID: 7784851
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A passive water management system for water seeping into a vehicle door, comprising: at least one water management trough formed into a portion of said vehicle door to receive said water, said water management trough configured to route water away from an interior of a vehicle; at least one primary sealing zone having a first strip of adhesive material bordering a first boundary of said water management trough for initially receiving said water, said first strip secured to said vehicle door; at least one secondary sealing zone having a second strip of adhesive material bordering a second boundary of said water management trough for collecting said water received in said trough, said second strip secured to said vehicle door; and a sheet of water shedding material covering at least a portion of said water management trough, said water shedding material secured to said vehicle door by said first and second strips of adhesive material.