Patent ID: 7334800

Claim:
A seal extending between adjacent slots of a gas turbine engine, said seal comprising: an outer sleeve having a first generally planar member including a length, a width, and a first thickness, a first rounded end and a second rounded end, each of said rounded ends having a height, said width extending between said first and second ends; a second generally planar member opposite said first generally planar member and extending generally between said first rounded end and said second rounded end, said second member having a second thickness and at least one step, thereby forming a raised portion of said second generally planar member; a plurality of third generally planar members having a third thickness with at least one of said third members positioned within said raised portion of said second member; a centerline extending along said length of said first planar member of said outer sleeve; and, wherein at least one of said plurality of third generally planar members and said second generally planar member extend to a position within said first and second rounded ends and are fixed to said first generally planar member only along said centerline, such that said height of said rounded ends is greater than any other height along said width of said seal between said rounded ends.