Abstract: Weatherseals are provided by a pair of base members which may be attached to a pile formed by winding fibers around a band as the band travels along an endless path. A section of the pile on one side of the endless band is cut to provide cut pile section and a continuous pile section. The continuous pile section forms the bow, arch or loop by disposing the base members in side-by-side, back-to-back, or perpendicular relationship. The cut pile section may be removed at the base members or halves of the cut pile section maybe left in place. The cut pile section halves and the outside surface of the bow, arch, or ioop may be attached by base members to a member, such as by adhesive or via one or more T-shaped slots, that is in sealing relationship with another member and engagable therewith to provide a resilient seal.

Abstract: Weatherseals are provided by a pair of base members (21c, 21d) which may be attached to a pile (22) formed by winding fibers (yam) around a band (51) as the band travels along an endless path. A section of the pile (22) on one side of the endless band (51) is cut to provide cut pile section (23) and a continuous pile section (22a). The continuous pile section (22a) forms the bow, arch or loop (22e) by disposing the base members (21c, 21d) in side-by-side, back-to-back, or perpendicular relationship. The cut pile section (23) may be removed at the base members (21c, 21d) or halves of the cut pile section (22b, 22c) maybe left in place. The remaining cut pile section halves (22b, 22c) form one or more brushes along the outside or inside of the bow, arch, or loop (22e) formed by the continuous pile section (22a).

Abstract: Pile weatherstrip-ping, which is clad with a wrapping of a film (14, 25, 104, 216) of flexible material, has one or more rows (19, 27, 100, 102, 212, 214) of pile (10, 24, 105, 233) on a backing (12, 28, 106, 218) in side-by-side relationship. The wrapping film material conforms to the outside surface of the row (19, 27, 100, 212 21 102, 214) of pile so as to define a bulb or bulbs which are completely filled with pile. Single row (19, 27) pile weatherstripping is made by wrapping the pile (10, 24) with the film material (14, 25) after first ultrasonically welding the film material along one edge thereof to the backing (12, 28) under the pile. Then, the film material (14, 25) may be bent around the pile as it moves through a guide (88). The film material (14, 25) is then attached along the opposite edge to the backing thereof so as to completely enclose and clad the row (19, 27) of weatherstripping.