Patent ID: 6257644
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
In an automotive vehicle having a body panel and an adjacent window having an outer edge and a space between said body panel and said outer edge, an elastomeric window molding having a generally rectangular cross-section extending around at least a portion of said outer edge of said window and adapted to contact at least a portion of the inner planar surface of said outer edge of said window; the improvement wherein said molding is principally composed of a first elastomeric material and said outer edge-contacting portion is composed of a second elastomeric material of thermoplastic polyurethane integral with said first elastomeric material, and a polyurethane adhesive applied to at least a portion of said outer edge, said adhesive being compatible with said second elastomeric material and adapted to promote adhesion between said molding and said outer edge when said outer edge-contacting portion is placed on said outer edge of said window.