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Rigid lid for an automobile roof

CA 2031543 C · Owner: Schmidhuber, Karl · Inventors: Hattass, Rainer; Schmidhuber, Karl; Federmann, Dieter

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A rigid lid with edge gap seal for an automobile roof which may be constructed either as a glass lid or as a sheet metal lid, comprising an edge gap sealing profile to be fixed directly to the lid for the purpose of compensating dimensional variations of the edge gap between automobile roof and lid, into which profile a gap compensating element, permanently deformable in the transverse direction, is moulded in. The gap compensating element is formed of a downwardly open U-profile, the inner flange of which is constructed non-deformable and is held to the outer periphery of the lid, and the outer flange of which is flexible for the purpose of dimensional change.

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  • Filed December 5, 1990 and granted August 16, 1994. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 5, 2010.
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FiledDecember 5, 1990
GrantedAugust 16, 1994
Term endedDecember 5, 2010
Patent numberCA 2031543 C
Classification (IPC)B60J7/11 +1 more

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedDec 5, 1990Patent grantedAug 16, 1994Term endedDec 5, 2010

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