Patent ID: 7313888

Claim:
A device, comprising: a weatherstrip, comprising: an inner portion comprising an end wall; first and second inside walls extending from ends of the end wall parallel to each other, so that the end wall and the inside walls cooperatively define therebetween a channel for allowing a window to be upwardly and downwardly moved therealong; an outer portion comprising first and second outside walls outwardly extending from the inside walls; a first hollow part defined by the first inside wall and the first outside wall; and a second hollow part defined by the second inside wall and the second outside wall; a first magnetic element mounted in the first hollow part; a second magnetic element mounted in the second hollow part; a controller, connected to the magnetic elements and adapted to provide a supply of electrical current to the magnetic elements; and at least one first resilient element disposed in the first hollow part, and at least one second resilient element disposed in the second hollow part, the resilient elements each being attached at a first end thereof to a respective one of the outside walls and connected at a second end thereof to a respective one of the magnetic elements, and resiliently push the respective one of the magnetic elements toward the window.