Motor vehicle window molding

Claim 1

In combination, a flexible window molding and a peripheral wall of a window opening of a vehicle body, said peripheral wall being formed of a wall flange which is generally perpendicular to a window glass when mounted in place and a fence flange extending inwardly towards the window glass and in parallel therewith, said window molding comprising; a trim poriton for covering a clearance between an edge of said window glass and the wall flange of said peripheral wall, said trim portion having an inward extension projecting inwardly towards the window glass; and a leg portion extending from said trim portion into said clearance in spaced relation to the wall flange of said peripheral wall of said window opening with the end of said leg portion being embedded in an adhesive for fixing a peripheral edge of the window glass to said wall and fence flanges, said leg portion having at the leading end thereof a retaining projection projecting inwardly towards the window glass and a fin projecting outwardly towards the wall flange, said retaining projection having a flat retaining surface for clamping the edge of said window glass between the same and the inward extenstion of said trim portion and an inclined surface for facilitating insertion of the leg portion into the adhesive, said fin being adapted to bear against the wall flange when the window molding is installed in place.