Patent ID: 7055291
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: B60J,B60R,E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A clip for a sash molding at an upper edge of a window of a vehicle door comprising: an elongated end cap adapted to be inserted into a cavity in an end portion of the sash molding; a fastener adapted to be fixed to an upper portion of a door pillar extending to the sash molding; and a lip for filling a gap between the sash molding and the door pillar, wherein the fastener and the end cap are made of a first plastic material, and integrally molded with one another so that when the end cap is inserted into the sash molding, the fastener is positioned to be fixed to the upper portion of the door pillar, and a longitudinal axis of the lip extends generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the elongated end cap and the lip extends downwardly from the end cap so that the lip is adapted to be disposed below the sash molding to engage the door pillar, the lip is made of a second plastic material softer than the first plastic material of the end cap and is integrally molded to the end cap in a predetermined configuration, wherein the end cap is formed with a plurality of through-holes the second plastic material is received in the through-holes and is molded thereto to form a plurality of anchors that reinforce the connection between the second plastic material of the first lip and the plastic material of the end cap.