Patent ID: 7536830

Claim:
A combination of an inner belt and a weatherstrip inner trim panel assembly for mounting to an associated flange of an associated vehicle door opening, the combination comprising: an elongated inner belt body having a mounting groove extending in a longitudinal direction of the belt body and dimensioned for receipt over the associated flange, at least one seal lip extending from the inner belt body, a first leg extending from the inner belt body and having a portion thereof extending in a substantially horizontal direction and a plurality of receiving hooks extending from the inner belt body and each having a portion thereof extending generally vertically upwardly toward the first leg, the receiving hooks spaced from one another in the longitudinal direction by recesses and form a plurality of cavities between the receiving hooks and the inner belt body; and the inner trim panel assembly including an elongated inner trim panel body having a substantially horizontal leg that is received between the inner belt body and the first leg to join the inner trim panel body to the inner belt body, and a series of projecting hooks extending generally downwardly from the inner trim panel body and being longitudinally spaced apart from one another to form generally downwardly opening recesses for selective lateral receipt through the recesses of the receiving hooks, the projecting hooks being longitudinally offset from the receiving hooks in an unlocked position, and disposed in the plurality of cavities and laterally interfering with the receiving hooks in a locked position.