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Cover of a motor vehicle roof with a plastic frame and an edge gap seal and a process for producing one such cover

  • US 6,375,254 B1
  • Filed: 09/05/2000
  • Issued: 04/23/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cover for a motor vehicle roof, said cover comprising:

  • a cover plate;

    a frame around the edge of said cover plate; and

    a prefabricated insert made of a material which is softer than the frame material wherein said frame has a lip on the outside edge of said frame that defines a groove that is open to the bottom side of said frame, wherein said lip is adapted to form an edge gap seal with said motor vehicle roof, and wherein said insert is positioned in said groove and is held therein by the inside surface of said groove having a shape which is complementary to a major portion of an outside surface of said insert.

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