Patent ID: 8176681

Claim:
A roof side weather strip for a hard-top type automobile mounted on a peripheral part of a vehicle body opening in a vehicle body of the automobile, to provide a seal between the peripheral part of the vehicle body opening and a door, said weather strip comprising: an upper side portion mounted along a roof of the vehicle body of the automobile; a vertical side portion mounted along a pillar of the vehicle body of the automobile; and a corner portion mounted in a corner of the peripheral part to connect the upper side portion and the vertical side portion together while changing cross sectional shapes as the corner portion extends from the upper side portion to the vertical side portion, wherein the vertical side portion has a mounting base portion which is to be mounted on the pillar, a hollow seal portion formed on an exterior of the vehicle body inner surface of the mounting base portion so as to be brought into abutment with a door glass, and a seal lip portion formed on an interior of the vehicle body inner surface of the mounting base portion adjacent to an inside of the hollow seal portion so as to be brought into abutment with a vehicle-interior surface of the door glass, wherein a groove portion is formed between the hollow seal portion and the seal lip portion, wherein a water stopping rib is formed in a portion in the groove portion which is a portion of the corner portion lying adjacent to the vertical side portion or a portion of the vertical side portion lying adjacent to the corner portion, wherein the water stopping rib is inclined relative to a longitudinal direction of the vertical side portion, wherein a width of the water stopping rib decreases from a bottom side of the groove portion as the water stopping rib extends towards an opening of the groove portion, wherein the water stopping rib is formed so as to be integral with the hollow seal portion and to be spaced apart from the seal lip portion to define a space therebetween, wherein the water stopping rib comprises a sponge material, and wherein the water stopping rib has a triangular shape.