Patent ID: 6742835
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A rocker panel molding for attachment to a rocker panel of an automotive vehicle, comprising:a single molding unit having a front section and a rear section, with each section having an exterior surface adapted to face outwardly with respect to the vehicle and an interior surface adapted to face inwardly toward the motor vehicle, the sections further having an upper edge portion and a lower edge portion, when mounted on the vehicle; the front section having a rear edge and the rear section having a front edge, the rear edge and the front edge being separated by a gap, and at least one flexible bridge element bridging the gap, the bridge element having a front end and a rear end, the front end being in cooperative relation with the rear edge of the front section and the rear end being in cooperative relation with the front edge of the rear section.