Patent ID: 7487616

Claim:
A sealing gasket-retainer assembly that provides a seal between two members, the assembly comprising: a retainer affixed to one of the members; a gasket comprising a base at one end of the gasket, and the base directly contacts the retainer, and a planar non-arcuate surface at the opposite other end of the gasket, and wherein the planar non-arcuate surface defines essentially all of the opposite end of the gasket; a pair of side surfaces joining the one end of the gasket and the opposite other end of the gasket, and wherein the pair of side surfaces intersect the planar non-arcuate surface to form a pair of edges; the sealing gasket being movable between a compressed condition wherein the gasket provides a seal between the two members and an uncompressed condition wherein the gasket does not provide a seal between the two members; and when the gasket is in the compressed condition, the planar non-arcuate surface deforms so that each one of the pair of edges contacts one of the members.