Patent ID: 9234433
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: F01D,F16J,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A biasing means for securing a plurality of primary sealing components and secondary sealing components, the primary and secondary sealing components being arranged to seal at least one gap between adjacent structural components in a turbine, the biasing means comprising: at least three foot regions joined in a substantially linear fashion by two resilient curved arms, each arm including securing means for securing the biasing means to one of primary and secondary sealing components such that: (i) at least two foot regions is in direct contact with at least two respective secondary sealing components, (ii) one foot region is in direct contact with the primary sealing component, and (iii) one of said secondary sealing components and the curved arms urge the primary sealing components towards one of said structural components so that the secondary sealing components form a seal over the at least one gap between said structural components.