Patent ID: 7438344

Claim:
A resilient sealing strip for an automotive vehicle of the convertible type, the sealing strip being adapted to be attached to a convertible top of the automotive vehicle and to receive water flowing from the convertible top and prevent the water from entering a passenger compartment of the vehicle, the convertible top having a skirt member, the sealing strip comprising: a downwardly depending leg having a substantial longitudinal extent; an upwardly facing, generally C-shaped channel underlying said leg; an outwardly projecting bump on said leg, said outwardly projecting bump having a longitudinal extent substantially less than the longitudinal extent of said leg, said bump serving to space a portion of said leg from an underlying portion of said convertible top to ensure that remaining portions of said channel are positioned to receive water flowing from the convertible top at least partly by capillary action along an exterior of said leg; and wherein the outwardly projecting bump is disposed at a finite location along the length of the sealing strip to engage the skirt member of the convertible top.