Patent ID: 8122702

Claim:
A transcowl for a gas turbine engine thrust reverser, comprising: (a) an arcuate outer wall; (b) an arcuate inner wall; (c) an arcuate baffle disposed between the inner and outer walls at a forward end of the transcowl, the baffle having an arcuate cross-sectional shape which defines a forward-facing interior area; and (d) an arcuate forward seal carried at a forward end of the inner wall, the forward seal including a plurality of axially-extending, radially spaced-apart arcuate seal teeth which collectively define a labyrinth seal, wherein the forward seal comprises: (i) a mounting flange with at least one arcuate seal tooth extending axially therefrom; and (ii) a radially outwardly extending arm with at least one arcuate seal tooth extending axially from a forward face thereof.