Patent ID: 8893834
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: B62D,E02F

Abstract:
1. An articulating hood assembly, comprising: a stationary sealing element having a left side, a right side and a cross member between the left and right sides, the stationary sealing element having a substantially continuous sealing surface; an articulating hood for mating with the substantially continuous sealing surface of the stationary sealing element, the articulating hood comprising at least two hoods, wherein at least a portion of the articulating hood is moveable in a first direction from the stationary sealing element to an open position and wherein a second portion of the articulating hood is moveable in a second direction from the stationary sealing element; and a sealing baffle fixed to the articulating hood, wherein a seal is broken and formed between the stationary sealing element and the sealing baffle of the articulating hood when: 1) at least the portion of the articulating hood is moved and returned in the first direction; and 2) the second portion of the articulating hood is moved and returned in the second direction, wherein when the sealing baffle is in a closed position, the stationary sealing element forms a substantially continuous seal at an interface between the stationary sealing element and the sealing baffle.