Molding for automobile body panels, such as doors

Claim 1

In combination with the exterior surface of a vehicle body panel, such as a door, a decorative molding comprising an inner elongated metal part having a central portion and longitudinal marginal edge portions bounding said central portion, said central portion being disposed against the vehicle body panel and non-metallic means attaching said central portion to the vehicle body panel, a layer of non-metallic insulating material extruded onto the surface of said central portion disposed against the vehicle body panel such that said layer is disposed between said inner part and said body panel to insulate the metal of the inner part from the body panel, and an outer elongated metal part comprising a central portion bounded by longitudinal marginal edge portions, said longitudinal marginal edge portions of said inner and outer parts comprising mutually interlocking channels via which the outer part attaches to the inner part, the channels of said inner part facing away from each other, the outer part being constructed and arranged in relation to the inner part such that the outer part fully conceals the inner part and includes body-confronting portions of its own channels disposed to confront the body panel, and non-metallic insulating material extruded as a layer onto respective surfaces of the respective body-confronting portions of the channels of said outer part disposed against the body panel such that said last-mentioned layer insulates the metal of said outer part from the body panel, and in which said mutually interlocking channels are constructed and arranged such that the channels of said inner part are spaced outwardly away from the body panel, and free edge portions of the channels of said outer part are disposed contiguous said body-confronting portions and project away from the body panel to be received into the channels of said inner part.