Watertight section equipped with an ornament for the frame of a movable window of a vehicle

• US 5,226,258 A
• Filed: 05/18/1992
• Issued: 07/13/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Etablissements Amyot S.A.
• Original Assignee: Etablissements Amyot S.A.
• Inventors: Mesnel, Gerard, Mesnel, Francois
• Primary Examiner(s): KANNAN, PHILIP
• Application Number:
  US07/884,409
• Time in Patent Office: 421 Days
• Field of Search: 49/490, 49/441, 49/440, 49/490.1
• US Class Current: 49/490.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/265 the surface being primarily decorative
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/32 using integral U-shaped retainers
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/79 for flush-glass windows, i.e. for windows flush with the vehicle body or the window frame

Abstract

Watertight section for the frame of a movable window of a vehicle, namely an automobile, formed from a resilient material (6) in which is embedded a metal frame (5) includes two adjoining inverted U-shaped parts, one (1) known as a clip, intended to cap a protruding rim (3) of the window frame, while the second U-shaped part (4) known as a runner, is intended to guide and receive the peripheral portion of the movable window in its closed position. The frame (5) of the U-shaped arm of the runner that is intended to be placed facing the exterior of the vehicle juts out laterally from the resilient material and curves toward the outside of this arm, while at the base of this same arm, the resilient material forms a boss (9) below the base of the U, so that a C-shaped ornament (8) can be fastened at right angles onto the section by means of a clip on the above mentioned boss (9) and on the curved protruding part (11) of the frame.

Claims

1. Waterproof section for the window frame of a movable window of a vehicle, comprising a resilient material;

a metal frame embedded in the resilient material including a U-shaped clip, for mounting on a protruding rim of the window frame and a U-shaped runner, adjoining the clip and inverted with respect thereto, the runner adapted to guide and receive a peripheral portion of the movable window in its closed position, a branch of the metal frame of the U-shaped runner opposite the clip including a curved protruding part protruding laterally outside the resilient material; and

a boss formed in the resilient material below the base of the U in this same branch so as to be able to fasten at right angles to the section a C-shaped ornament by means of a clip on the boss and on the curved protruding part of the frame.

2. Section according to claim 1, comprising a soft lip of the resilient material extending out from the base of the runner in the direction of the boss so as to face toward the exterior of the vehicle and be clipped between the boss and the window frame, after mounting the section on it.

3. Waterproof section for the window frame of a movable window of a vehicle, comprising a resilient material, a metal frame embedded in the resilient material including a U-shaped clip, for mounting on a protruding rim of the window frame and a U-shaped runner, adjoining the clip and inverted with respect thereto, the runner adapted to guide and receive a peripheral portion of the movable window in its closed position, a branch of the metal frame of the U-shaped runner opposite the clip including a curved protruding part protruding laterally outside the resilient material;

while at the base of this same branch, the resilient material forms a boss below the base of the U; and

an ornament having a clip engaging the boss and the curved protruding part adjacent to the exterior of the vehicle.

4. Section according to claim 3 comprising a soft lip of the resilient material extending out from the base of the runner in the direction of the boss so as to face toward the exterior of the vehicle and be clipped between the boss and the window frame.

5. A waterproof section for the frame of a movable window of a vehicle comprising:

a body of resilient material;

a metal frame embedded in the body and including two adjoining inverted U-shaped frame members, the first one of said members comprising a clip and adapted to cap a protruding rim of the window frame, the second U-shaped frame member comprising a runner adapted to guide and receive the peripheral portion of the movable window in its closed position, a branch of the frame portion of the U-shaped runner adapted to be installed facing toward the exterior of the vehicle and protruding laterally outside the resilient material and curving toward the exterior of the U-shaped, respectively.

the resilient material at the base of this U-shaped, respectively forming a boss below the base of the U-shaped runner and adapted to receive a C-shaped ornament attached by a clip on the boss and on the curved protruding part of the frame at right angles to the section.

6. A section according to claim 5 in which the body comprises a soft lip extending outwardly from the base of the runner in the direction of the boss so as to face toward the exterior of the vehicle and adapted to be clipped between the boss and the window frame after mounting the section on the window frame.

7. A waterproof section for the frame of a movable window of a vehicle comprising:

a body of resilient material;

a metal frame embedded in the body and including two adjoining inverted U-shaped frame members, the first one of said members comprising a clip and adapted to cap a protruding rim of the window frame, the second U-shaped frame member comprising a runner adapted to guide and receive the peripheral portion of the movable window in its closed position, a branch of the frame portion of the U-shaped runner adapted to be installed facing toward the exterior of the vehicle and protruding laterally outside the resilient material and curving toward the exterior of the U-shaped, respectively.

the resilient material at the base of this U-shaped, respectively forming a boss below the base of the U-shaped runner; and

an ornament clipped on the boss and on part of the frame protruding beyond the side of the runner adjacent to the exterior of the vehicle.

8. A section according to claim 7, further comprising a soft lip of the resilient material extending out from the base of the runner in the direction of the boss so as to face toward the exterior of the vehicle and be clipped between the boss and the window frame.