Patent ID: 8205389

Claim:
A window seal assembly mountable to a frame of a vehicle for providing a seal between a moveable window and the frame, said assembly comprising: an elongated sealing member formed of a flexible material and having an exterior surface; said sealing member having a first channel defining a first base and two sidewalls extending from said first base presenting a first opening for mounting the assembly to the frame; said sealing member having a second channel defining a second base and two sidewalls extending from said second base presenting a second opening facing said exterior surface with said second channel positioned in an inverted relationship with respect to said first channel so that said openings of said channels face in substantially opposite directions; one of said sidewalls of said first channel corresponding to one of said sidewalls of said second channel; said sealing member having a glass run channel positioned in an orthogonal relationship with respect to said first and second channels with said glass run channel defining a third base, a first channel wall, and a second channel wall spaced from said first channel wall with said first and second channel walls extending from said third base in a substantially parallel relationship and generally orthogonal to at least one of said sidewalls for receiving a portion of the moveable window between said first and second channel walls; a sealing lip extending from at least one of said first and second channel walls for selectively engaging the portion of the moveable window; an internal reinforcement member embedded within said first base and at least a portion of said sidewalls extending from said first base of said sealing member for extending at least partially about said frame; and a trim member having an exterior end abutting at least a portion of said exterior surface of said sealing member and covering said second opening for creating a substantially flush appearance; said trim member having only a single stem extending generally perpendicularly from said end with said single stem received in said second channel of said sealing member and extending generally parallel to at least one of said sidewalls extending from said second base of said second channel, at least one of said sidewalls extending from said first base of said first channel, and said third base of said glass run channel.