Patent ID: 6086709
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: B05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A sealing strip adapted to seal a gap between a body of a motor vehicle and an edge of a body panel that has an inner surface and is moveable between open and closed positions relative to the body of the motor vehicle, said sealing strip comprising:an elongate sealing portion of resiliently compressible material and an elongate attachment portion having a part extending laterally from the sealing portion, the sealing portion having a cross-section with a convex surface along a first side thereof and having an adhesive surface on the convex surface and/or on the opposite surface thereof, and the attachment portion having an adhesive surface on said part extending laterally from the sealing portion and facing in substantially the same direction as said convex surface of the sealing portion;the adhesive on the attachment portion being adherable to the inner surface of the body panel with the sealing portion projecting beyond the edge of the body panel when the body panel is in the open position so that the sealing portion seals the gap between the edge of the body panel and the motor vehicle when the body panel is moved to the closed position; andwherein the sealing portion and the attachment portion are formed of a foam material and integrally formed with each other.