Patent ID: 6953195

Claim:
A sealing device for a gap between two adjacent machine parts, comprising: at least one inflatable, elastically stretchable tube which is capable of being fitted into a groove in a sidewall of one of the machine parts, and which, when inflated, may be positioned against a surface of the other machine part, the surface bordering the gap on the side opposite the groove, wherein at least one end of the tube ( 2 ) is provided with a circumferential, turned-inward portion ( 6 , 16 ) engaging in its interior, a supporting member ( 5 , 15 ) being inserted inside the turned-inward portion, wherein the turned-inward portion is positioned between the tube and the supporting member and contacts an innermost portion of the tube when not inflated, wherein the turned-inward portion provides a first exterior portion directly overlapping a second inner portion along an entire linear length of the turned inward portion.