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An edge seal polymer profile (31) attached proximate the peripheral edge of a vehicle window glazing (1), wherein the profile (31) is adapted to cover the gap or channel between the glazing edge and the adjacent vehicle window frame in an aesthetically pleasing manner. In an exemplary embodiment, a

An edge seal polymer profile (31) attached proximate the peripheral edge of a vehicle window glazing (1), wherein the profile (31) is adapted to cover the gap or channel between the glazing edge and the adjacent vehicle window frame in an aesthetically pleasing manner. In an exemplary embodiment, a flexible lip of the profile (31) bends back toward the exterior surface (2) of the glazing/substrate upon insertion of the glazing into the vehicle window frame, thereby bending or flexing into a position where an end portion (e.g., approximately T-shaped end portion) of the lip is approximately flush with the exterior surface (2) of the glazing and the exterior surface of the window frame. Thus, the end portion of the lip covers the gap or channel between the glazing edge and the adjacent window frame after being bent due to the glazing's placement/insertion into the vehicle window frame, and a portion of the distal end portion of the lip comes to rest upon a resting wall (43) of the base portion of the polymer profile.

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1. A vehicle window assembly comprising:a substrate or glazing having an exterior surface and an interior surface; a polymer profile attached to both (i) a peripheral edge of said substrate or glazing, and (ii) said interior surface of said substrate or glazing proximate said peripheral edge; wherei

1. A vehicle window assembly comprising:a substrate or glazing having an exterior surface and an interior surface; a polymer profile attached to both (i) a peripheral edge of said substrate or glazing, and (ii) said interior surface of said substrate or glazing proximate said peripheral edge; wherein said polymer profile includes a flexible lip extending from a base portion, said base portion including a resting wall, and said flexible lip including a flexible neck and an approximately T-shaped distal end; and wherein when said substrate or glazing with said polymer profile thereon is inserted into a vehicle window frame, said lip bends back toward the exterior surface of said substrate or glazing so that in the resulting vehicle window assembly: (a) the approximately T-shaped distal end of said lip covers a gap or channel adjacent said substrate or glazing, (b) an exterior surface of said approximately T-shaped distal end is approximately flush with said exterior surface of said substrate or glazing, and (c) a portion of said approximately T-shaped distal end contacts and is supported by said resting wall of said base portion so that at least a portion of the resting wall is located between (i) the portion of an interior surface of the approximately T-shaped distal end contacting the resting wall and (ii) the substrate or glazing.