Patent ID: 7434533
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A gasket for sealing a curved object to a surface, the gasket comprising a pair of side rails and a support panel between the side rails, wherein respective top portions of the side rails extend above the support panel to define an object receiving channel on an upper side of the gasket, wherein respective bottom portions of the side rails extend below the support panel to define a deflection cavity on a lower side of the gasket, wherein the gasket is formed of a flexible material and is structurally configured such that when the curved object is received in the object receiving channel and the curved object and gasket are fixed to the surface, the top portions of the side rails deflect inward to effect a sealing engagement with the curved object, and wherein the bottom portions of the side rails are sized and positioned relative to the support panel such that at least a portion of the deflection cavity adjacent the bottom portions of the sidewalls is maintained when the curved object is received in the object receiving channel and the curved object and gasket are fixed to the surface.