Applique structure for the external B pillar areas of a four door vehicle

Claim 1

An applique structure for the external B pillar area of a four door vehicle wherein the pair of doors on each side are hingedly mounted at the forward edges thereof and wherein the forward portions of the B pillar area are externally defined by the upper rearward marginal edge portions of the front doors and the rearward portions of the B pillar area are externally defined by the upper forward marginal edge portions of the rear doors, the applique structure for each pair of doors comprising first and second elongated appliques fabricated of a flexible resinous material, each pair of doors on each side of the vehicle having a first applique adhered to said upper forward edge of the rear door, a second applique adhered to said upper rearward edge of the front door, the first applique having a first sealing lip on the forward edge extending for the length thereof, said first lip being angled inwardly with respect to the vehicle interior and extending past the upper rear edge of the front door on the inner side thereof in pressure engagement with said upper rear edge when the doors are closed, the second applique having a second sealing lip on the rearward edge extending for the length thereof, the second lip being in pressure engagement with the outer surface of the first lip when the doors are closed whereby the appliques form a double seal with each other with the doors closed.