Magnetic weather strip
First Claim
1. A weather strip for use on a vehicle comprising:
- an engaging portion for engaging a portion of the vehicle defined peripherally about an opening provided on the vehicle; and
a weather strip body comprising a compressible portion and a magnetic sealing portion, said magnetic sealing portion including a plurality of alternating north-south pole stripes with the poles reversed in each adjacent stripe and a layer of magnetic material disposed between stripes of alternating polarity and said compressible portion, said magnetic sealing portion for providing a seal acting in a direction projecting toward a closing member operatively attached to the vehicle for closing the opening, wherein said magnetic sealing portion and said closing member are magnetically attractive so as to provide a sealing interference between the magnetic sealing portion and the closing member when the weather strip is installed on the vehicle and the closing member closes the opening.
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Abstract
A weather strip for use on a vehicle comprises an engaging portion for securing a weather strip to a vehicle and a weather strip body comprising a compressible portion and a magnetic sealing portion. The magnetic sealing portion provides a seal acting in a direction projecting toward a magnetically attractive substrate to provide a sealing interference between the magnetic sealing portion and the substrate when the weather strip is installed on the vehicle and a door closes the opening. The weather strips described herein provide an air and water tight seal without requiring a high compression force, thus improving door operation and reducing closing noise by eliminating the need to slam the door.
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37 Claims
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1. A weather strip for use on a vehicle comprising:
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an engaging portion for engaging a portion of the vehicle defined peripherally about an opening provided on the vehicle; and
a weather strip body comprising a compressible portion and a magnetic sealing portion, said magnetic sealing portion including a plurality of alternating north-south pole stripes with the poles reversed in each adjacent stripe and a layer of magnetic material disposed between stripes of alternating polarity and said compressible portion, said magnetic sealing portion for providing a seal acting in a direction projecting toward a closing member operatively attached to the vehicle for closing the opening, wherein said magnetic sealing portion and said closing member are magnetically attractive so as to provide a sealing interference between the magnetic sealing portion and the closing member when the weather strip is installed on the vehicle and the closing member closes the opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A weather strip for use on a vehicle, comprising:
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an engaging portion for engaging a closing member, said closing member operatively attached to the vehicle for closing an opening provided on the vehicle opening; and
a weather strip body comprising a compressible portion and a magnetic sealing portion, said magnetic sealing portion including a plurality of alternating north-south pole stripes with the poles reversed in each adjacent stripe and a layer of magnetic material disposed between said stripes of alternating polarity and said compressible portion said magnetic sealing portion for providing a seal acting in a direction projecting toward a portion of the vehicle defined peripherally about said opening, wherein said magnetic sealing portion and said portion of the vehicle defined peripherally about said opening are magnetically attractive so as to provide a sealing interference between the magnetic sealing portion and the portion of the vehicle defined peripherally about said opening when the weather strip is installed on the vehicle and the closing member closes the opening. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for sealing an opening on a vehicle, comprising:
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installing a weather strip so that it is positioned between a portion of the vehicle defined peripherally about said opening and a member operatively attached to the vehicle for closing the opening when said member closes said opening, said weather strip comprising;
an engaging portion for engaging one of said portion of the vehicle defined peripherally about the opening and said closing member, and a weather strip body comprising a compressible portion and a magnetic sealing portion, said magnetic sealing portion including a plurality of alternating north-south pole stripes with the poles reversed in each adjacent stripe and a layer of magnetic material disposed between said stripes of alternating polarity and said compressible portion, said magnetic sealing portion for providing a seal acting in a direction projecting toward the other of said portion of the vehicle defined periphery about the opening and said closing member, wherein said magnetic sealing portion and the other of said portion of the vehicle defined peripherally about an opening provided on the vehicle and said closing member are magnetically attractive so as to provide a sealing interference when the weather strip is installed on the vehicle and the closing member closes tile opening; and
closing said opening with said closing member. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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