Patent ID: 7372662

Claim:
A base deck comprising: a base plate having a plurality of parallel surfaces, wherein the base plate includes a motor mounting aperture and a connector mounting aperture formed in the base plate; a plurality of gasket retention grooves formed in the base plate, wherein a first gasket retention groove is formed in one of the plurality of parallel surfaces that is proximate a top cover when the top cover is engaged to the base plate, and wherein a second gasket retention groove is formed in one of the plurality of parallel surfaces and at least partially surrounds the motor mounting aperture, and wherein a third gasket retention groove is formed in one of the plurality of parallel surfaces and at least partially surrounds the connector mounting aperture; a first cured-in-place elastomer formed and cured on the base plate, the first cured-in-place elastomer being confined by the first gasket retention groove and configured to compressingly engage the top cover when the top cover is engaged to the base plate; a second cured-in-place elastomer formed and cured on the base plate, the second cured-in-place elastomer being confined by the second gasket retention groove; and a third cured-in-place elastomer formed and cured on the base plate, the third cured-in-place elastomer being confined by the third gasket retention groove.