Patent ID: 8215700

Claim:
A window/garnish assembly for a vehicle, comprising: a window/garnish mounted to the vehicle, the window/garnish being a single structure made of a single material including an outer surface facing outwardly of the vehicle, and a forward edge surface proximate a vehicle doorway; and a seal structure at least partially engaging a doorway wall and fixedly engaging the forward edge surface of the window/garnish, wherein at least a portion of the seal structure directly contacts the forward edge surface of the window/garnish with no intervening structures between the portion of the seal structure and the forward edge surface of the window/garnish, and wherein at least a second portion of the seal structure directly contacts the doorway wall with no intervening structures between the second portion of the seal structure and the doorway wall, the seal structure being a single structure made of a single material extending at least partially between the doorway and the forward edge surfaces of the window/garnish to at least partially block external view of body colored portions of the vehicle in the doorway proximate the forward edge surface of the window/garnish when a door assembly associated with the doorway is in a closed position.