Patent ID: 6112467
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
In combination, a sealing device for forming a seal between a peripheral edge of a bulkhead door sheet and a bulkhead, a bulkhead door sheet having a periphery defined by a pair of horizontal and vertical edges and slidable between an open and closed position, and a bulkhead having an opening edge that is slidable by said sealing device,wherein a seal portion of said sealing device extends at least along one horizontal edge of the door sheet and is connected with the door sheet, said door sheet movable from an unsealed position to a sealed position, said unsealed and sealed positions respectively corresponding to said open and closed position of said door sheet, andwherein a door blocking means is movably joined with the seal portions for a common movement actuation, the door blocking means disposable in a plurality of reception openings in said door sheet when the seal portion is in the sealed position, andwheels for supporting the door sheet, the wheels coupled to the door sheet at a pivot axis and guided by tracks extending along a closing plane of the door sheet, which tracks exhibit indentations at an area of the closing position of the door sheet.