Patent ID: 8128132

Claim:
A pest control seal in combination with a recreational vehicle, the combination comprising: a recreational vehicle including: a service compartment having a panel defining at least one passage therethrough; and at least one conduit removably installed through the at least one passage of the panel; a seal comprising: a resilient, compressible closure portion having a substantially toroidal configuration defining a substantially constant inner diameter and a substantially constant outer diameter, the closure portion being adapted for compressible insertion in the passage of the service compartment panel and about the conduit as the conduit passes through the at least one passage; a retainer, the retainer consisting of two portions each having a semicircular configuration of substantially constant inner diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the closure portion and a substantially constant outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of the closure portion and adapted to be disposed opposite one another about the at least one conduit, wherein each portion further consists of a top surface and a bottom surface wherein the entire bottom surface defines a substantially continuous planar surface, the retainer being formed of a rigid sheet of material; and a plurality of clips attached to the panel of the service compartment circumferentially about the at least one passage for selectively securing the retainer to the service compartment panel.