Patent ID: 8550537
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. An automotive vehicle comprising a body including a flange defining an opening, said opening shaped to receive a component selected from one of a door, a trunk and a tailgate, said component having a main panel and a lining having a substantially coplanar region, a gap existing between said main panel and said lining in said substantially coplanar region, said coplanar region overlapping said flange when said component is in a closed position, an elongated sealing member secured to said coplanar region of said component, said sealing member including a base engaging said lining, a resilient tubular body projecting from said base opposite said lining and an arm extending from an edge of said base and overlapping said lining, said arm including a base engaging end and a panel engaging end, said base including a plurality of passages disposed on a longitudinal axis of the elongated sealing member, a finger projecting from said arm intermediate said base engaging end and said panel engaging end, said finger extending into said gap and terminating between said arm and said longitudinal axis.