Seal and molding assembly
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1. A seal and molding assembly for sealing an automobile door to an automobile body, comprising:
- a first seal portion adapted to be attached to a first flanged connection point on an automobile door header, said first seal portion including a hook flange extending therefrom; and
a second seal portion adapted to be attached to a second flanged connection point on the automobile door header, said second seal portion including a projection extending therefrom, whereby when said first seal portion is attached to the first flanged connection point and said second seal portion is attached to the second flanged connection point, said hook flange and said projection engage to retain said first and second seal members to the automobile door header.
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Abstract
A seal and molding assembly includes a first seal portion attached to a mounting surface of a first flanged connection point on an automobile door to retain the first seal portion on the automobile door. The first seal portion has a first projection and a hook flange extending therefrom. The assembly includes a second seal portion attached to a second flanged connection point on the automobile door and having a second projection extending therefrom. The hook flange and the second projection engage to retain the first and second seal portions on the automobile door.
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1. A seal and molding assembly for sealing an automobile door to an automobile body, comprising:
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a first seal portion adapted to be attached to a first flanged connection point on an automobile door header, said first seal portion including a hook flange extending therefrom; and
a second seal portion adapted to be attached to a second flanged connection point on the automobile door header, said second seal portion including a projection extending therefrom, whereby when said first seal portion is attached to the first flanged connection point and said second seal portion is attached to the second flanged connection point, said hook flange and said projection engage to retain said first and second seal members to the automobile door header. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A reveal molding assembly for an automobile door, comprising:
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a metal frame;
an elastomeric material seal at least partially surrounding said metal frame;
at least one outwardly extending projection formed on said seal; and
a molding member attached to said seal, whereby when the reveal molding assembly is mounted on a flanged connection point of an automobile door header, said at least one projection frictionally engages with a mounting surface on the automobile door header adjacent the flanged connection point to retain the reveal molding assembly to the automobile door header. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A seal and molding assembly for an automobile door, comprising:
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a seal and molding portion adapted to be attached to a first flanged connection point on an automobile door header, the first flanged connection point having a mounting surface formed thereon, said seal and molding portion including a metal frame and an elastomeric material seal at least partially surrounding said metal frame, said seal forming a first projection and said frame having a hook flange extending therefrom; and
a seal portion adapted to be attached to a second flanged connection point on the automobile door header, said seal portion including a second projection extending therefrom, whereby when said seal and molding portion is attached to the first flanged connection point and said seal portion is attached to the second flanged connection point, said first projection frictionally engages with the mounting surface on the first flanged connection point to retain said seal and molding portion to the automobile door header and said hook flange engages said second projection to retain said seal and molding portion and said seal portion on the automobile door header. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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