Patent ID: 7111889

Claim:
A seal for a fixed window ( 3 ) for covering an opening ( 4 ), of an automobile, the seal comprising a profile ( 13 ) comprising a longitudinal groove ( 23 ) with a sidewise U-shaped transverse section for attachment to an edge ( 9 ) of the window ( 3 ) and a masking lip ( 25 ) for covering a space ( 8 ) between the edge ( 9 ) of the window ( 3 ) and an adjacent edge ( 7 ) of the opening; wherein a longitudinal rib ( 29 ) is provided on an interior surface of the seal, the longitudinal rib ( 29 ) has, only in certain discontinuous localized areas, at least one permanent deformation ( 30 ) which constitutes an area on the longitudinal rib having a greater height than a height along a remainder of the rib, thereby forming a projecting portion that serves as a positioning stop ( 17 ) for maintaining optimal spacing between the seal ( 1 ) and the edge ( 7 ) of the opening of the automobile; and the at least one permanent deformation ( 30 ) is a flattened area on the rib ( 29 ) constituting the area of thinner and greater height than the remainder of the rib to thereby form the projecting portion that serves as the positioning stop ( 17 ).