Patent ID: 7040488

Claim:
A seal structure for a vibratory separator, the vibratory separator including a mounting apparatus with a screen assembly mounted thereon, the screen assembly for screening material introduced to the vibratory separator, the screen assembly with an end having a flat surface, the sealed structure comprising a seal holder connected to the mounting apparatus, the seal holder for holding a seal, the seal holder comprising a channel member with an interior space, two opposed channel member ends, the two opposed channel member ends comprising a first end and a second end, and an opening between the two opposed channel member ends providing communication between the interior space and space exterior to the seal holder, a seal, the seal having a main body, a body part connected to and extending laterally from the main body, and two spaced-apart lips, each of the two spaced-apart lips connected to and projecting from the body part, the two spaced-apart lips comprising a first lip and a second lip, a first recess formed between the main body of the seal and the first lip, the first recess having a first exterior recess surface, a second recess formed between the main body and the second lip, the second recess having a second exterior recess surface, the first end of the channel member contacting the first exterior recess surface and disposed within the first recess, the second end of the channel member contacting the second exterior recess surface and disposed within the second recess, the main body of the seal contacting the channel member and disposed within the interior space within the channel member, the body part of the seal extending through the opening of the seal holder, and each of the two spaced-apart lips of the seal for sealingly contacting a portion of the same flat surface of a single end of the screen assembly, wherein the two spaced-apart lips of the seal are flexible for flexing upon contact with the portion of the flat surface of the single end of the screen assembly to facilitate sealing against the single end of the screen assembly, and the two spaced-apart lips on opposing sides of the body part of the seal, the two spaced-apart lips initially disposed at an obtuse angle to each other and the two spaced-apart lips flexible so that they are collinear when contacting the portion of the same flat surface of the single end of the screen assembly.