Patent ID: 8157270

Claim:
A baffle seal for a thrust reverser of a gas turbine engine, including: a seal body of a resilient material, comprising: a relatively flat central portion having a generally triangular plan view shape and having opposed front and back sides; a raised sealing rim defined by a hollow tube-like structure forming a closed wall extending at least partially around the central portion, the sealing rim including a first and a second divergent legs connected at their proximal ends by a curved segment, an outer periphery of the sealing rim extending beyond an outer periphery of the central portion so as to define an exposed sealing surface; and an edge bead extending outwardly from the central portion of the seal body; a relatively rigid backing plate which is generally triangular in plan view, disposed against the back side of the seal body and including a curved lip which engages the edge bead; and a relatively rigid retainer which is generally triangular in plan view, disposed against the front side of the central portion, the retainer including a first raised flange which bears against the first divergent leg and a second raised flange which bears against the second divergent leg.