Patent ID: 8398086
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A sealer for sealing a portion to be sealed, the sealer comprising a sheet member formed into a shape and being configured to seal the portion to be sealed by placing the sealer over the portion to be sealed and heating the sealer, wherein the sheet member has a three-dimensional shape and includes a body portion having a box shape whose bottom is open prior to placing the sealer over the portion to be sealed, wherein the body portion defines at least one through hole; the sealer further comprising a flange portion extending from a lower end peripheral portion of the body portion; and a cut formed in the body portion at an inner edge defining the least one through hole, wherein the cut extends from the inner edge to an outer edge of the flange portion, and wherein the cut is configured to open to allow an object to be inserted into the through hole.