Patent ID: 6513854
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,B60J,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of applying a polymer profile frame to a substrate to form a vehicle window unit, the method comprising:providing an elongated polymer profile frame, wherein the profile frame comprises a flexible lip extending from a base portion; allowing the polymer profile frame to cure; cutting the polymer profile frame to form a cut portion thereof, wherein the cut portion comprises a notch that is formed so as to extend completely through the base portion of the profile frame but only part-way through the flexible lip of the profile frame; guiding the polymer profile frame around a corner area of the substrate while bending the polymer profile frame proximate the cut portion thereof, so that opposing sides of the notch are closer to one another after the bending of the profile frame than before the bending of the profile frame; and adhering or bonding the polymer profile frame to the substrate in a manner such that the cut portion of the profile frame is adhered or bonded to the substrate at or adjacent the corner area thereof.