Patent ID: 6920693

Claim:
A method of providing one or more of sealing, baffling and structural reinforcement within a cavity of an article of manufacture, comprising: (a) providing a first member of the article of manufacture; (b) providing a second member of the article of manufacture; (c) providing a dynamic self-adjusting assembly including: i) a carrier having a first member with a first surface and a second member with a first surface; and ii) a first mass of expandable material adhered to the first surface of the first member of the carrier; iii) a connector member preventing rotation of the first member of the carrier relative to the second member of the carrier. (d) positioning the self-adjusting assembly adjacent to the first member of the article of manufacture; (e) assembling the second member of the article of manufacture to the first member of the article of manufacture for forming a cavity; and (f) activating the first mass of expandable material wherein, upon activation of the first mass of expandable material, release of the connector member allows the first mass of expandable material and the first member of the carrier to rotate relative to the second member of the carrier.