Patent ID: 6926787
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: B29C,B60J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of forming a sealing strip having a strip length and a strip width, comprising: providing a undulating strand at wire having a circular cross-sectional shape, that traverses back and forth across the width of said strip in a plurality of adjacent passes to form a plurality of uniformly spaced interconnected reinforcement clips each having a longitudinally running center line, a first leg, a bend and second leg, wherein said second leg of each pass also forms said first leg of the clip formed in the next pass, said adjacent passes of wire having V-shaped voids located therebetween, said interconnected reinforcement clips extending the strip length with the first and second legs of each clips forming a straight line inwardly tapered V-shaped junction at each bend with each V-shaped junction being in space apart relation to a V-shaped junction adjacent thereto; the undulating strand of wire being asymmetrical about the longitudinally running center line; adhering with an adhesive at least one longitudinal carrier member substantially transversely to said adjacent passes of wire without knitting thereby maintaining said spacing of said reinforcement clips; said at least one carrier member running along said strip length; filling the V-shaped voids with a filler material; adhering a plurality of masking layers, in spaced apart relation to one another, onto the strand of wire; and disposing a cover layer and a sealing element about the clips, the at least one carrier member, the masking layers and the filler material.