Patent ID: 7653993

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a brush seal comprising the steps of: (a) winding wire about a pair of frames spaced from one another to form first and second spaced runs of the wire between the frames; (b) disposing first and second pairs of elongated elements at respective first and second locations spaced from one another along the first run with the elements of each pair thereof lying on opposite sides of the first run and in generally parallel registration with one another; (c) disposing first and second pairs of elongated elements at respective first and second locations spaced from one another along the second run with the elements of each pair thereof lying on opposite sides of the second run and in generally parallel registration with one another, the first and second pairs of elements along the first run lying generally parallel to and in registration with the first and second pairs of elements along the second run, respectively; (d) removing portions of each run outwardly beyond said first and second pairs of elongated elements leaving remaining portions of each run extending between said spaced pairs thereof and end run portions between the elements of each pair thereof; (e) securing the elements of each pair thereof and the end run portions extending therebetween to one another; and (f) severing remaining runs to form four bristle pack sections each having wires cantilevered from a pair of said elements and from which sections one or more brush seals are formed.