Patent ID: 7886487

Claim:
An elongate weatherstrip for a motor vehicle, said weatherstrip comprising, in combination, a metal carrier including a length and having a first longitudinally extending region of a first flexibility and a second longitudinally extending region adjacent said first region of a second flexibility distinct from said first flexibility, said first region being longitudinally distinct from said second region, said metal carrier including a base and two spaced legs extending from said base, said legs and said base each having a width extending transverse to said length with said width of said legs in said first longitudinally extending region being equal to said width of said legs in said second longitudinally extending region; wherein said first region includes a plurality of apertures on said base and said legs with said plurality of apertures each having a common first configuration, being spaced a first distance along said length, being spaced from each other along said width of said base, and being spaced from each other along said width of said legs to define a first repeating pattern disposed only within said first region, said apertures on said base sized so as to extend only along a portion of said width of said base, wherein said second region includes a plurality of transverse slits on said base and said legs, said plurality of transverse slits each having a common second configuration distinct from said common first configuration of said apertures and being spaced from each other a second distance along said length different than said first distance to define a second repeating pattern disposed only within said second region that is different than said first repeating pattern, and an elastomeric material disposed about said carrier and including at least one sealing feature.