Patent ID: 8371069
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A sealing arrangement including a fastening strip and a seal for sealing a window in a vehicle, the fastening strip comprising one or more retention elements, the seal having a sealing body and a first outer fastening side which in use abuts the fastening strip and a second inner sealing side which in use faces a portion of the vehicle; and wherein the seal comprises an inner engagement surface for engaging with the one or more retention elements of the fastening strip, wherein each retention element comprises a head portion, the head portion being shaped for ease of insertion into the seal and having one or more retention surfaces for engagement with the inner engagement surface of the seal, wherein the seal is deformable being configured to deform to receive each retention element as it is inserted therethrough under force, and, to contract such that the inner engagement surface thereof positively engages with the one or more retention surfaces when each retention element is assembled thereto, the seal comprising a receiver for receiving the one or more retention elements and a cover portion provided between the receiver and the outer fastening side, and wherein the cover portion of the seal comprises one or more thinned recesses preformed therein and being configured to enable the head portion of each retention element to be inserted through a respective thinned recess and into the receiver such that the thinned recess is cut or pierced to form one or more perforations, wherein the perforations are spaced apart along the longitudinal axis of the seal, and the one or more perforations are dimensioned to be smaller than the head portion of each retention element, wherein the engagement surface of the seal is the inner surface of the seal adjacent the perforation,