US 12,240,298 B2
Elongated seal, sealing assembly, and method of installing the seal
Jason Cackley, South Bend, IN (US); Leon Bogucki, Rolling Prairie, IN (US); Makoto Sato, Michigan City, IN (US); and Ray Young, Wanatah, IN (US)
Assigned to ARNOLD JÄGER HOLDING GMBH, Hannover (DE)
Filed by ARNOLD JÄGER HOLDING GMBH, Hannover (DE)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/215,532.
Prior Publication US 2025/0001851 A1, Jan. 2, 2025
Int. Cl. B60J 10/84 (2016.01); B60J 10/15 (2016.01); B60J 10/246 (2016.01); B60J 10/34 (2016.01)
CPC B60J 10/84 (2016.02) [B60J 10/15 (2016.02); B60J 10/246 (2016.02); B60J 10/34 (2016.02)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sealing assembly for a sidewall, such as a sidewall of a recreational vehicle, the sealing assembly comprising:
an elongated seal having a base having an inner side and an outer side opposite to each other; and a bulb portion integrally connected to the base in a cantilevered manner over the base, the bulb portion having an arcuate portion extending into a sidewall portion and into a lower wall defining an enclosed space within the bulb portion; and an L-shaped clipping lug integrally connected to the base via a proximal end of the L-shaped clipping lug and positioned either at the inner side of the base or at the outer side of the base, wherein a supporting means is positioned either at the outer side of the base or at the inner side of the base, opposite to the L-shaped clipping lug, wherein the supporting means is integrally connected to the base and/or is formed by the base; and
a mounting profile having an elongated seal mounting section;
the seal mounting section containing a clipping arrangement having at least one clipping bracket extending in a longitudinal direction of the mounting profile, the at least one clipping bracket forming an elongated groove above a surface of the seal mounting section;
the base being positioned above the clipping arrangement and the L-shaped clipping lug and the supporting means being positioned on opposing sides of the clipping arrangement; and
an angled distal end of the L-shaped clipping lug of the elongated seal being releasably tucked under or clipped into the elongated groove above the seal mounting section and the supporting means of the elongated seal supportingly resting on the seal mounting section without mechanical engagement.