Patent ID: 8052191

Claim:
A hinged vapor wall for mobile living quarters having a main living area and a secondary area, said vapor wall comprising: a first major surface facing said main living area; a second major surface substantially parallel to said first major surface and facing said secondary area; a transverse surface extending between said first and second major surfaces defining an edge surface having an upper portion, a lower portion, a hinged portion, and an unhinged portion; a flange extending from one of said major surfaces adjacent to said upper or lower portion of said transverse surface and carrying a resilient flange seal adjacent to said transverse surface; a hinge having a first flap and a second flap pivotally joined to said first flap, said first flap joined to said hinged portion of said transverse surface, said second flap joined to a wall of said mobile living quarters, said hinge facilitating movement of said vapor wall between an open and closed position, said second flap exceeding the length of said first flap, said second flap exceeding the length of said hinged portion of said transverse surface, wherein said second flap extends above said upper portion and below said lower portion of said transverse surface; and a hinge seal carried on said second flap, said hinge seal being substantially the same length as said second flap, said hinge seal exceeding the length of said hinged portion of said transverse surface, said hinge seal being compressed between said first flap and said second flap when said vapor wall is in its closed position, said flange seal being compressed between said flange and a header or threshold of said mobile living quarters when said vapor wall is in said closed position, said flange seal making sealed contact with said hinge seal when said vapor wall is in its closed position and said seals are compressed.