Patent ID: 7641250

Claim:
A body molding with integral lock feature located within a channel formed in a body of a vehicle, the body molding comprising: an elongated cover portion that is generally planar, with an upper surface and a lower surface and opposed outer edges extending along the elongated direction, wherein the cover portion is made from an extrudable, flexible material; a retention member projecting radially from the lower surface of the cover portion, wherein the retention member includes at least two links interconnected via a joint, and each of the links formed from an extrudable thermoplastic material having a predetermined link durometer, and the joint is made from an extrudable thermoplastic material having a predetermined joint durometer, and the link durometer is greater than the joint durometer, so that the retention member has a first predetermined shape prior to installation in the channel; and a locking mechanism for fixedly holding the retention member in the channel by locking the interconnected links in a second predetermined shape after installation in the channel, to maintain the retention member in the channel via interference contact between a contacting joint and the channel.