Patent ID: 8225554

Claim:
A door opening trim weather strip for a motor vehicle for providing a seal between a door of a motor vehicle and a door opening portion of a vehicle body, the door opening trim comprising: a base portion for attachment to a flange provided in the door opening portion; and a tubular seal portion integrally formed with said base portion for contacting the door, and sealing between the door and the door opening portion, wherein said tubular seal portion extends along at least a rear vertical side of the door opening portion and includes a main body comprising a sponge material, a skin layer that comprises a first skin layer part, said skin layer comprising a solid material and being formed on a surface of said main body, the first skin layer part having a thickness ranging from 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm, wherein said tubular seal portion further extends along parts other than said rear vertical side of the door opening portion, in said parts other than said rear vertical side, said skin layer comprising a second skin layer part having a thickness of not more than 0.2 mm, and wherein said first skin layer part is formed on at least a projecting top of said tubular seal portion, at least a portion of said tubular seal portion, adjacent to both attachments areas between the base portion and the tubular seal portion, being free of the first skin layer part.