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A method for adhering/bonding a frame profile (e.g., weather strip, water seal, spacer, etc.) to a substrate (e.g., glass or plastic substrate) in the context of a vehicle window unit. An extruded frame profile is cut, notched, and/or heated in order to create a corner portion thereof that will more

A method for adhering/bonding a frame profile (e.g., weather strip, water seal, spacer, etc.) to a substrate (e.g., glass or plastic substrate) in the context of a vehicle window unit. An extruded frame profile is cut, notched, and/or heated in order to create a corner portion thereof that will more easily conform to a corner area of the substrate. In certain embodiments, a V-shaped notch may be cut in the profile, while in other embodiments the profile may be mitered. In still further embodiments, the profile may be heated in order to enable a corner area thereof to more easily bend/stretch at a corner area of the substrate to which it is bonded/attached. The profile may be bonded/attached to the substrate via double sided tape, via selectively heat-activatable adhesive, or any other suitable adhesive.

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A method for adhering/bonding a frame profile (e.g., weather strip, water seal, spacer, etc.) to a substrate (e.g., glass or plastic substrate) in the context of a vehicle window unit. An extruded frame profile is cut, notched, and/or heated in order to create a corner portion thereof that will more

A method for adhering/bonding a frame profile (e.g., weather strip, water seal, spacer, etc.) to a substrate (e.g., glass or plastic substrate) in the context of a vehicle window unit. An extruded frame profile is cut, notched, and/or heated in order to create a corner portion thereof that will more easily conform to a corner area of the substrate. In certain embodiments, a V-shaped notch may be cut in the profile, while in other embodiments the profile may be mitered. In still further embodiments, the profile may be heated in order to enable a corner area thereof to more easily bend/stretch at a corner area of the substrate to which it is bonded/attached. The profile may be bonded/attached to the substrate via double sided tape, via selectively heat-activatable adhesive, or any other suitable adhesive. 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The assembly of claim 8, wherein said pocket portion includes a porous material within said pocket portion, said porous material being adapted to absorb and contain fluid within said pocket portion. 10. The assembly of claim 8, wherein said second end of said second seal includes a plurality of openings to allow fluid communication into and out of said pocket portion. 11. The assembly of claim 10, wherein said second seal is generally annular and made from a rubber material. 12. A sealing device for sealing an interface between a shaft that is adapted to rotate and a stationary member that surrounds at least a portion of the shaft, comprising: a mounting portion adapted to be supported by the stationary member for remaining stationary with the stationary member; a sealing body portion that includes a contact surface that contacts a peripheral surface on the shaft so that the shaft can rotate relative to said sealing body portion; a biasing member for biasing said contact surface toward the peripheral surface on the shaft; and a generally flexible bellows-like connecting portion extending in a radial direction relative to the shaft between said mounting portion and said sealing body portion, said generally flexible connecting portion flexing responsive to radial and axial movement of the shaft relative to the stationary member such that said contact surface remains in a desired contact with the peripheral surface on the shaft. 13. The device of claim 12, further comprising a second contact surface on said sealing body portion and a biasing member that biases said second contact surface toward said peripheral surface on the shaft, wherein said second contact surface is spaced from said contact surface in an axial direction relative to said shaft such that a pocket portion extends generally between said contact surface and second contact surfaces. 14. The device of claim 12, wherein said pocket portion includes a porous material within said pocket portion, said porous material being adapted to absorb and contain fluid within said pocket portion. 15. The device of claim 13, wherein said sealing body portion includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings to allow fluid communication into and out of said pocket portion. 16. An assembly, comprising: a shaft having a longitudinal axis and being supported to rotate about said axis; a stationary member that surrounds at least a portion of said shaft such that a partially spaced interface exists between said shaft and said stationary member and said shaft rotates relative to said stationary members; a first seal support approximate to said interface for rotation with said shaft including a plurality of turbine blade portions that create a fluid disturbance proximate to said interface as said shaft and said first seal rotate; and a second seal supported for remaining stationary with said stationary member so that said shaft rotates relative to said second seal, said second seal including a first end that is supported on a portion of -said stationary member and a second end that includes a first contact surface that contacts a peripheral surface on said shaft and a biasing member for biasing said first contact surface toward said peripheral surface on said shaft, said second seal including a second contact surface at said second end and a biasing member that biases said second contact surface toward said peripheral surface on said shaft, said second contact surface being spaced from said first contact surface in an axial direction relative to said shaft such that a pocket portion exists between said first and second contact surfaces, said pocket portion including a porous material within said pocket portion, said porous material being adapted to absorb and contain fluid within said pocket portion, said second seal further incl