Patent ID: 6314686
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: B23K,F16P

Abstract:
A light seal assembly comprising:a window frame forming a window opening and comprising at least a first side frame member positioned adjacent said window opening;a first seal holder attached to said first side frame member;a first sealing member comprising in cross section a base portion attached to said first seal holder and a first flexible tip extending from said first base portion toward said window opening;said first flexible tip of said first sealing member being free from engagement with said first seal holder and being made of a flexible material that is capable of bending to swing said first flexible tip relative to said first base portion from a normal position to a first deflected position;a divider panel having a first panel edge and being mounted within said window frame for rotation from an unsealed position spaced from said first sealing member to a sealed position engaging said first flexible tip of said first sealing member and causing said first flexible tip to bend relative to said first base portion from said normal position to said deflected position;said first sealing member providing a light seal between said side frame member and said divider panel when said divider panel is in said sealed position;said first flexible tip having resiliency which causes it to return to said normal position when said divider panel moves to said unsealed position.