Patent ID: 8181401

Claim:
An apparatus for forming at least a partial seal between an open end of a vehicle and a wall of a building proximate an opening in the building, the apparatus comprising: a first side pad configured to extend vertically adjacent to a first side portion of the opening, wherein the first side pad includes a first compressible foam portion covered by a first fabric cover; a second side pad configured to extend vertically adjacent to a second side portion of the opening opposite the first side portion of the opening, wherein the second side pad includes a second compressible foam portion covered by a second fabric cover; and a head pad assembly configured to extend horizontally across a top portion of the opening in the building, wherein the head pad assembly includes: a first support member portion configured to be fixedly attached to the wall of the building proximate a first upper corner of the opening; a second support member portion configured to be fixedly attached to the wall of the building proximate a second upper corner of the opening; a first corner pad that includes a third compressible foam portion covered by a third fabric cover, wherein at least a portion of the third fabric cover is configured to contact a first corner portion of the open end of the vehicle; and a second corner pad that includes a fourth compressible foam portion covered by a fourth fabric cover, wherein at least a portion of the fourth fabric cover is configured to contact a second corner portion of the open end of the vehicle; a first releasable fastening feature carried by one of a front portion of the first support member portion or a rear portion of the first corner pad, wherein the first releasable fastening feature releasably attaches to the other of the front portion of the first support member portion or the rear portion of the first corner pad to removably attach the first corner pad to the first support member portion above the first side pad, wherein the first corner pad is configured to be removed from the first support member portion while the first support member portion remains fixedly attached to the wall of the building; and a second releasable fastening feature carried by one of a front portion of the second support member portion or a rear portion of the second corner pad, wherein the second releasable fastening feature releasably attaches to the other of the front portion of the second support member portion or the rear portion of the second corner pad to removably attach the second corner pad to the second support member portion above the second side pad, wherein the second corner pad is configured to be removed from the second support member portion while the second support member portion remains fixedly attached to the wall of the building.