Patent ID: 7784799

Claim:
An apparatus for sealing at least two surfaces, comprising: a sealing member having an attachment portion fixed to one of the surfaces, said sealing member also including a seal portion connected to said attachment portion, wherein the seal portion comprises a deformable segment that faces the surfaces, wherein the sealing member defines an opening; a receiving aperture defined by at least one of the surfaces, wherein said receiving aperture is adapted to receive and retain the deformable segment of the seal portion of said sealing member; a fastener accessible via the opening in said sealing member and underlying a portion of said sealing member, such that the deformable segment is at least partially and forcibly disengaged from said receiving aperture when said fastener is at least partially loosened without detaching the attachment portion from the respective one of the surfaces; a coating disposed on said sealing member and the at least two surfaces, said coating extending continuously across said sealing member and at least one of the surfaces; and a filler disposed within and filling an area in the receiving aperture, between the deformable segment and the surface to which the sealing member is fixed, wherein the deformable segment is positioned fully within the receiving aperture, wherein the attachment portion is securely fixed by a fastening element to one of the surfaces at a location outside of the receiving aperture, and wherein the fastener is spaced apart from the fastening element along a length of the sealing member.