| 摘要 |
A loading dock seal includes a pair of facing sealing members attached to respective opposed edges of a wall which define a portion of an opening therein. Each sealing member includes a plurality of nonlinear, flexible, resilient leaf springs each inserted within a respective pocket of an outer fabric cover in a spaced manner along the length of the sealing member and oriented generally horizontally. Each leaf spring is mounted to an edge of the wall defining a side of the opening therein and extends outward from the wall and away from the aperture in the wall. Each of the sealing members further includes a generally vertically oriented stabilizer bar extending substantially its entire length. A handle located on an inner surface of each of the sealing members allows the flexible sealing member to be pulled inwardly toward the center of the aperture whereupon the leaf springs engage an aft edge of a lateral panel of the vehicle in position in front of the opening in the wall. Further inward displacement of the sealing members causing additional bending of the leaf springs allows the sealing members to clear the aft edge of the vehicle's lateral panel. Upon release of the handle, the leaf springs urge the sealing member into tight-fitting engagement with an inner portion of the vehicle's side panel so as to form a seal between the wall and the vehicle's lateral panel.
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