Patent ID: 7419202

Claim:
A seal assembly for sealing the opening between a fixed structure and a moveable structure that moves outwardly from the fixed structure to an extended position and moves inwardly to a retracted position, said seal assembly comprising: a retainer positioned between the fixed structure and the moveable structure in the area to be sealed and adapted to be attached to the fixed structure or the moveable structure so that the retainer will be engaged between the structures as they move toward each other; the retainer having a groove opening toward the structure to which it is attached; a bulb seal having a retention tongue received in the retainer groove so as to be combined with and held in place by the retainer, the seal extending along and outwardly from the retainer so that the seal will be compressed between the fixed and moveable structures; the thickness of the retainer being greater than the thickness of the bulb seal when the seal is completely compressed, whereby compression of the bulb seal provides a positive seal between the fixed and moveable structures while the retainer limits the compression of the bulb seal to prevent damage to the bulb seal.