Patent ID: 9045027
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: B60J,F16J

Abstract:
1. A elongate monolithic seal comprising: a base; a bulb portion being joined to said base, said bulb portion having an outer arcuate portion integrally joined to opposing sidewall portions, said sidewall portions integrally joined to an inner wall to define an enclosed interior and an exterior of said bulb portion, said bulb being joined to said base by an offsetting member extending between said inner wall and said base, said offsetting member having a first hinge, said offsetting member extending between said base and said bulb portion at its inner wall, said bulb portion being made from a durometer of material lower than that of said base, said bulb portion being movable by said first hinge between a first position in which said inner wall is substantially parallel to and spaced from said base, and a second position in which said bulb portion is bent away from said base so that said inner wall is spaced farther from said base than in said first position; a wiper extending substantially co-linearly from said base opposite said offsetting member, said wiper having a proximal end integrally joined to said base and a distal end opposite said proximal end; and a locating leg extending substantially perpendicular to said base having a distal end and a proximal end integrally joined to said base by a second hinge located at said proximal end joined to said base, said locating leg being rotatably movable by said second hinge between a first position being substantially perpendicular to said base and a second position substantially parallel to said base, said second hinge and said wiper being composed of a material having a lower durometer than said base.