Drain seal for vehicle drain tube
View Patent ↗A drain seal for connecting a drain tube to a support structure includes a molded unitary body having first and second moldingly joined portions, each formed of dissimilar durometer materials. The first portion is formed to sealingly join the body to a drain tube. The second portion is formed to mount the body in an aperture in a support structure. A bore extends completely through the body.
1. A drain seal for use with a drain tube in a structure having an aperture, the drain seal comprising:
a unitary body having first and second double shot moldingly joined portions;
the first portion formed of a material having a first durometer;
the second portion formed of a material having a second durometer;
a bore extending through the body from one end of the first portion of the body to an opposite end of the second portion of the body;
a mount carried on the second portion adapted for mounting the body in an aperture in a structure, the mount including:
a rim having a diameter greater than an outer diameter of the first portion; and
an annular recess formed between the rim and one end of the second portion, the recess adapted for receiving a surface in a structure.
2. The drain seal of claim 1 wherein:
the first durometer of the material forming the first portion is higher than the second durometer of the material forming the second portion of the body.
3. The drain seal of claim 1 further comprising:
an extension formed centrally on the first portion;
the second portion surrounding and receiving the extension of the first portion.
4. The drain seal of claim 1 further comprising:
a joint carried on the first portion adapted for sealingly joining the body to a drain tube.
5. The drain seal of claim 4 further comprising;
at least one enlargement formed on the first portion.
6. The drain seal of claim 5 wherein the at least one enlargement has an outer diameter larger than an inner diameter of a drain tube.
7. A drain seal for use with a drain tube in a structure having an aperture, the drain seal comprising:
a unitary body having first and second moldingly joined portions;
the second portion formed of a material having a durometer different from a durometer of the first portion;
a bore extending through the body from one end of the first portion of the body to an opposite end of the second portion of the body; and
a mount carried on the second portion adapted for mounting the body in an aperture in a structure, the mount including:
a rim in the second portion having a diameter greater than an outer diameter of the first portion;
the first portion joined to the second portion within the rim of the second portion; and
an annular recess formed between the rim and one end of the second portion, the recess adapted for receiving a surface in a structure.
8. The drain seal of claim 7 wherein the second portion further comprises:
a drain end extending from the rim.
9. The drain seal of claim 8 wherein:
the drain end has exterior surface tapering inward along two mutually opposed axes.
10. The drain seal of claim 8 further comprising:
at least one slot formed in the drain end, the at least one slot fluidically coupled to the bore extending through the body.
11. The drain seal of claim 10 wherein the at least one slot comprises
pair of intersecting slots formed in the drain end and fluidically coupled to the bore extending through the body.
12. A method for firming a drain seal for use with a drain tube and a structure having an aperture, the method comprising the steps of:
double shot molding a unitary body of first and second moldingly joined portions;
forming the first portion of a material having a first durometer;
forming the second portion of a material having a second durometer;
forming a bore extending through the body from one end of the first portion to an opposite end of the second portion; and
forming a mount on the second portion of the body adapted for mounting the body in an aperture in a structure by forming an annular undercut between a drain end of the second portion of the body and an end surface of the body.
13. The method of claim 12 further comprising the step of:
forming the first durometer material with a higher durometer than the second durometer material.
14. The method of claim 12 further comprising the step of:
forming a joint on the first portion of the body adapted for sealingly joining the body to a drain tube.
15. The method of claim 12 further comprising the steps of:
forming enlarged ends for the first and second portions; and
moldingly joining the enlarged ends.