Patent ID: 8459653

Claim:
A sealing assembly for use between a first component and a second component of a rotary machine, the sealing assembly comprising: a first sealing segment comprising a first end with a first angled surface forming a female member in the axial direction; and a second sealing segment comprising a second end with a second angled surface forming a male member configured to mate with the female member in the axial direction; a plurality of sealing teeth extending from the first sealing segment and the second sealing segment, wherein the female member of the first sealing segment and the male member of the second sealing segment collectively form at least one of the plurality of sealing teeth; and a brush seal extending from the first sealing segment and the second sealing segment about the plurality of sealing teeth; wherein the first angled surface of the first end of the first sealing segment meets the second angled surface of the second end of the second sealing segment at a joint extending in the axial direction from a radial sealing point to an axial sealing point.