A weather strip seal system is provided for sealing a variable width gap between two components of a vehicle. The seal includes a main body portion defining a length dimension and a width dimension, with at least a portion of the main body portion being expandable and retractable in the width dimension. A connection end is provided, defined by a first longitudinally extending edge of the main body portion, and is configured for permanently connecting the weather strip seal to a first vehicle component. A coupling end is provided, opposite the connection end, defined by a second longitudinally extending edge of the main body portion, and is configured for removably coupling the weather strip seal to a second first vehicle component. A magnetic sealing mechanism is provided to removably couple the weather strip seal to the second vehicle component.
MAGNETIC WEATHER STRIP SEAL
2020-03-05
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / F16B DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES , Vorrichtungen zum Befestigen oder Sichern von Konstruktionselementen oder Maschinenteilen, z.B. Nägel, Bolzen, Schrauben, Sprengringe, Klemmen, Klammern oder Keile / F16J Kolben , PISTONS |