Patent ID: 7703184
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for forming a continuous seal, comprising: (a) a first seal member having a first mating surface; (b) a second seal member having a second mating surface, wherein the second mating surface interlocks with the first mating surface; and (c) a slider moveable along the first and second seal members, wherein the slider circumscribes the seal members to interlock the first mating surface to the second mating surface, thereby forming the continuous seal, wherein said slider is movable along the entire length of the seal members and further wherein a portion of the first seal member includes a gap section, said gap section being located on a portion of the seal member wherein said slider is movable along, and wherein the slider comprises a curved shape substantially matching a curvature of the first and second seal members.