Patent ID: 6257643
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
In an automotive vehicle having a body panel and an adjacent window having an outer edge and a space between said body panel and said outer edge, and an elastomeric window molding extending around at least a portion of said outer edge of said window and adapted to conceal said space and having members adapted to grip and retain said outer edge of said window; the improvement wherein said members are principally composed of a first elastomeric material and comprise portions which are adjacent to said outer edge and are composed of a second elastomeric material of thermoplastic polyurethane integral with said first elastomeric material, and a polyurethane adhesive applied to at least a portion of said window edge, said second elastomeric material adapted to promote adhesive contact with said adhesive to create improved adhesion of said molding to said outer edge.