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US4668543A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Profiled strip, particularly for automotive vehicles

Assignee: Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1984-04-11
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Granted: 1987-05-26
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Expires: 2004-04-11
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Abstract

Abstract A profiled strip, particularly for application to the exterior of an automotive vehicle, is a hollow plastic blow molding with a rear wall for application to the surface of the vehicle and an exposed front wall in which there is a strip of transparent material enabling viewing of the interior of the hollow profiled strip. A decorative trim strip is disposed within the hollow of the molding and is visible through the transparent strip. To manufacture the profiled strip, a tubular extruded profile is extruded around the decorative strip. The decorative strip has adhesive on one surface thereof for adhering to the front wall of the profiled strip. The rear wall of the profiled strip has openings through it through which air is blown for blowing the decorative strip against the front wall for adherence thereto. Following extrusion of the profiled member with the decorative strip within it, the heated profiled member is cut into individual sections, the longitudinal ends of those sections are closed and the sections are then delivered to a blow mold in which they are finally blow molded.

Inventors

  • 👤 Rolf Schlenz

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 22:50
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R13/00; B60R13/04; B29; B29C; B29C48/00; B29C48/15; B29C48/154; B29C48/16; B29C48/18; B29C48/19; B29C48/03; B29C48/09; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24744

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 114 words
A profiled strip for automotive vehicles, or the like, comprising: a hollow, completely enclosed, plastic blow molding, including a rear wall for being applied upon a surface and a front wall facing out of the surface for being viewed; the front wall having at least one lengthwise strip of transparent material defined in it for enabling viewing into the interior of the hollow blow molding; and a trim strip disposed within the hollow of the blow molding and positioned therein for being visible through the strip of transparent material in the front wall of the blow molding, the said trim strip being fastened at the interior of the front wall of the blow molding.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 114 words
A profiled strip for automotive vehicles, or the like, comprising: a hollow, completely enclosed, plastic blow molding, including a rear wall for being applied upon a surface and a front wall facing out of the surface for being viewed; the front wall having at least one lengthwise strip of transparent material defined in it for enabling viewing into the interior of the hollow blow molding; and a trim strip disposed within the hollow of the blow molding and positioned therein for being visible through the strip of transparent material in the front wall of the blow molding, the said trim strip being fastened at the interior of the front wall of the blow molding.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 26 words
The profiled strip of claim 1, wherein the trim strip extends over substantially the entire length and width of the hollow space of the blow molding.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 21 words
The profiled strip of claim 1, further comprising adhesive adhering the trim strip to the front wall of the blow molding.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 31 words
The profiled strip of claim 1, wherein the blow molding is shaped so that the front wall meets the rear wall at transition regions for defining the hollow plastic blow molding.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 38 words
The profiled strip of claim 4, wherein the trim strip has end regions and the end regions of the trim strip are embedded in the transition regions between the rear wall and front wall of the profiled strip.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 62 words
The profiled strip of claim 2, wherein the blow molding is shaped so that the front wall meets the rear wall at transition regions for defining the hollow plastic blow molding; the trim strip has end regions and the end regions of the trim strip are embedded in the transisiton regions between the rear wall and front wall of the profiled strip.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 31 words
The profiled strip of claim 1, wherin the blow molding is shaped so that the front wall meets the rear wall at transition regions for defining the hollow plastic blow molding.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 19 words
The profiled strip of claim 1, wherein the trim strip is comprised of a piece of flexible metal material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 15 words
The profiled strip of claim 8, wherein the trim strip is comprised of metal foil.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1990-05-25 1990-11-24 1991-05-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1994-05-25 1994-11-24 1995-05-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1998-05-25 1998-11-24 1999-05-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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