Patent ID: 7121557

Claim:
A plate for passing at least a first member from a first side of the plate through to a second side of the plate, the member having an outer periphery and said plate comprising: a retainer having a first surface on the first side of the plate, and a second surface on the second side of the plate, the retainer first and second surface defining a thickness dimension of the retainer therebetween, and the retainer having one or more ports formed through the thickness dimension thereof, at least a first one of the ports having an inner diametric extent configured to receive the outer periphery of the first member therethrough, and the retainer having an outer perimeter configure to be received over an opening in a wall between a first space and a second space, the second side of the plate being mountable over the opening; a layer of an elastomeric material extending on the first surface of the retainer across at least a first and a second one of the ports, the layer being formed as having a first imperforate portion closing the first one of the ports which first imperforate portion is operable for receiving the outer periphery of the first member through the inner diametric extent of the first one of the ports, and the layer being further formed as having a second imperforate portion closing the second one of the ports; and a seal disposed on the second side of the plate opposite the layer of elastomeric material, the seal being configured as having a generally closed geometry configured to surround the opening and being compressible between the plate and the wall for forming a fluid-tight seal between the plate and the opening.