Patent ID: 8307589

Claim:
An apparatus for forming at least a partial seal between an open end of an over road trailer and an opening in a building, the apparatus comprising: a first side member configured to extend vertically adjacent to a first side portion of the door opening, wherein the first side member includes a first compressible foam portion covered by a first fabric portion, and wherein the first foam portion includes— a plurality of first segments having front faces and back faces opposite the front faces, wherein the back faces of the first segments are fixedly attached to and projecting away from a first generally rigid base portion, wherein the individual first segments are separated and spaced apart from each other and are fixedly attached to the first base portion such that a section of the first base portion is exposed between each of individual first segments, wherein the first fabric portion is in direct contact with and covering the front faces of the first segments; a second side member configured to extend vertically adjacent to a second side portion of the door opening opposite to the first side portion of the door opening, wherein the second side member includes a second compressible foam portion covered by a second fabric portion, and wherein the second foam portion includes— a plurality of second segments having front faces and back faces opposite the front faces, wherein the back faces of the second segments are fixedly attached to and projecting away from a second generally rigid base portion, wherein the individual second segments are separated and spaced apart from each other and are fixedly attached to the second base portion such that a section of the second base portion is exposed between each of the individual second segments, wherein the second fabric portion is in direct contact with and covering the front faces of the second segments; and a head member configured to extend horizontally adjacent to an upper portion of the door opening between the first and second side members.