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US4604302A
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Method of manufacturing water deflector for vehicle doors
Assignee: Excello Specialty Co
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Filing: 1984-05-21
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Granted: 1986-08-05
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Expires: 2004-05-21
Abstract
Abstract A water deflector for securement to the inner panel of a vehicle door to prevent water from entering the vehicle body or wetting the inner door trim panel. The deflector comprises a sheet of polyethylene peripherally shaped for covering the inner door panel, and having permanently plastic and permanently tacky pressure-sensitive adhesive on selective areas thereof for attaching the sheet to the inner door panel.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert A. Isaksen
- 👤 David E. Frappier
- 👤 Wallace R. Jones
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 14:03
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J5/00; B60J5/04; B60J5/0412; B60J5/0418; B60R; B60R13/00; B60R13/02; B60R13/08; B60R13/0892; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/906; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1052; Y10T156/108; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49789; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A method of manufacturing water deflectors for application to the inner panels of vehicle doors comprising the steps of: providing flat and flexible sheets of plastic material; applying permanently plastic pressure sensitive adhesive to one face of each said sheet to cover a minor portion thereof in a pattern different from the peripheral shape of each said sheet and forming the outline of a desired configuration of a water deflector for application to the inner panel of a vehicle door; curing said sheets for substantially permanently bonding said adhesive to said one face; placing a plurality of said sheets on top of one another in a commonly oriented stacked relationship; and, die cutting said stacked sheets generally along said desired configuration outwardly of said adhesive.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
125 words
A method of manufacturing water deflectors for application to the inner panels of vehicle doors comprising the steps of: providing flat and flexible sheets of plastic material; applying permanently plastic pressure sensitive adhesive to one face of each said sheet to cover a minor portion thereof in a pattern different from the peripheral shape of each said sheet and forming the outline of a desired configuration of a water deflector for application to the inner panel of a vehicle door; curing said sheets for substantially permanently bonding said adhesive to said one face; placing a plurality of said sheets on top of one another in a commonly oriented stacked relationship; and, die cutting said stacked sheets generally along said desired configuration outwardly of said adhesive.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said step of placing comprises stacking said sheets with registration pins extending through a plurality of spaced-apart registration holes in each said sheet to maintain registration between the stacked sheets.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method as defined in claim 1 including the step of incorporating a slip agent onto one face of said sheets prior to application of the permanently plastic pressure sensitive adhesive.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method as defined in claim 1 including the step of treating one face of each said sheet for enhanced adhesion characteristics before applying the permanently plastic pressure sensitive adhesive.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-08-04 | 1994-02-03 | 1994-08-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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