The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a laminate flexible
strip for attachment to a vehicle in the form of a weather sealing strip. The strip
includes a core member and a filler layer of elastomeric seal material disposed
about and into the voids of the core member. The core member is formed by bending
a wire into an undulating pattern that forms a number of continuously connected
longitudinally spaced and laterally extending u-shaped metal clamping clips for
reinforcing the seal material. A number of continuous laterally spaced and longitudinally
extending linear fibers are attached to the clips to maintain the spatial relationship
between the bent wire members. While the fibers or laminate maintain the longitudinal
spacing of the wires, they also allow the core to flex laterally and compress longitudinally
in the finished extrusion. The fibers may be made of the same material as or a
material dissimilar to the clips.
