Patent ID: 6877279

Claim:
A sealing apparatus for a closure comprising: a) an elongated seal strip including a first end, a second end, a longitudinal length, a base, and a flexible and resilient seal portion, the base and the seal portion defining a substantially hollow cavity extending between the first and second ends, the base providing an arcuately-shaped depression within the cavity; and b) preformed bumper element having a length substantially less than the longitudinal length, the preformed bumper element being is located entirely within the cavity between the first and second ends and being is restrained within the cavity after the preformed bumper element is located adjacent a predetermined position along the longitudinal length of the seal strip through insertion of the preformed bumper element into the cavity, the preformed bumper element having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape that contacts the depression in a substantially complementary relationship when the preformed bumper element is located adjacent the predetermined position.