Patent ID: 7753435
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A water shield for a door of a vehicle comprising: a main body with at least one sealing portion for sealing to the door, the main body including an edge; and a plurality of ribs that are coupled to the main body for increasing stiffness of the water shield, all of the plurality of ribs of the water shield having a straight axis that extends at a positive, acute angle relative to the edge, wherein the plurality of ribs are arranged in at least a first group of ribs and a second group of ribs, the plurality of ribs in the first group being spaced apart from adjacent ribs in the first group by a first distance, the plurality of ribs in the second group being spaced apart from adjacent ribs in the second group by the first distance, the first group being spaced apart from the second group by a second distance that is greater than the first distance.