Patent ID: 6092764
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: A61K,C07H,C07K,C12N,C12Q

Abstract:
An interface seal for an aircraft, comprising:a first rigid structural beam attached to a first portion of the aircraft;a second rigid structural beam attached to a second portion of the aircraft;an elastomer skin connected to the first rigid structural beam and attached to the second rigid structural beam;a first plurality of composite fingers integrally formed with the first rigid structural beam and extending into the elastomer skin;a second plurality of composite fingers integrally formed with the second rigid structural beam and extending into the elastomer skin generally towards the first plurality of composite fingers; andwherein the first plurality of composite fingers each have a first tip and the second plurality of composite fingers each have a second tips, the first tips separated by a distance from the second tips to thereby provide a gap between the first and second pluralities of composite fingers within the elastomer skin.