Patent ID: 6079160
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
An elongate carrier for reinforcing a resilient weatherseal, said carrier comprising opposed and longitudinally extending first and second edges, a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart first slots transversely extending from said first edge, a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart second slots transversely extending from said second edge, said second slots being longitudinally offset from said first slots and transversely overlapping said first slots, a longitudinally extending continuous connection interrupting said second slots at an intermediate point along said second slots and spaced apart from both said second edge and a centerline of the carrier located midway between said first and second edges, portions of said second slots on opposite sides of said continuous connection being aligned, and only one longitudinally-extending width of reduced material thickness, wherein said width of reduced material thickness is located along said continuous connection.