Patent ID: 9580956
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B65D,E06B,H01L

Claim:
1. A system comprising: a chamber including a chamber wall having an opening, the chamber wall subject to deflection; a door operable to seal the opening, the door including a door sealing element; a flexible seat adjacent the opening and mounted to the chamber wall; a sealing surface surrounding the opening and attached to the flexible seat, the sealing surface providing a planar surface that is mechanically isolated from deflection displacement of the chamber wall, the sealing surface adapted to have the door sealing element compressed against the sealing surface, and the sealing surface adapted to remain stationary relative to the door sealing element when the chamber wall deflects; and a seal extending between the sealing surface and the chamber wall and fastened between and to the sealing surface and the flexible seat.