Patent ID: 7517590
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: B60J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A metal band inlay for trim strips or sealing strips of flexible material that is bent to form a section, the metal band having a plurality of edge slots in a longitudinal direction, the edge slots are guided inwardly from an edge of the metal band transversely to the longitudinal direction and are wedge-shaped, and central slots, that run to a tip at respective two ends, are arranged between sequential edge slots and likewise extend transversely to the longitudinal direction of the metal band, but are not guided up to the edge, wherein the metal band also includes throughcuts that extend transversely to the longitudinal direction of the metal band and between two successive edge slots that correspond to at least some of the central slots and that extend from at least one edge of the metal band in the direction toward the tip of the respective central slot disposed opposite to the edge wherein a short, non-throughcut region is present between an inner end of the throughcuts and the respective oppositely disposed tip of the central slots.