Patent ID: 7290769

Claim:
A sealing arrangement for a turbomachine comprising: a static portion including a cavity defining a housing; a sealing device including a brush gasket formed by a plurality of resilient sealing bristles, the brush gasket having a main portion and a secondary portion having a free end section, the brush gasket further including a bent portion interconnecting the main portion of the brush gasket to the secondary portion of the brush gasket, the main portion of the brush gasket being secured in said housing of said static portion, said free end section of the brush gasket extending outside said housing of said static portion in a free state configuration where said resilient sealing bristles are not axially deformed; and a flexible washer having a curved section and an end portion, said curved section covering a portion of the main portion of the brush gasket and said end portion of said flexible washer bearing against the free end section of the brush gasket and, in said free state configuration where said resilient sealing bristles are not axially deformed, extending beyond said free end section of the brush gasket outside and away from said housing of said static portion.