APPARATUS FOR FORMING A LIQUID-TIGHT SEAL ACROSS GAPS FORMED BETWEEN ADJACENT COMPONENTS OF A LOAD-SUPPORTING SURFACE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A LOAD-SUPPORTING SURFACE

摘要

Apparatus for forming a liquid-tight seal across a gap (22) formed between adjacent, interconnected first and second mats (26a,26b) in a load-supporting surface (16) includes first and second liquid impermeable, elongated seal members (118a,118b) extending into the gap from the first and second mats, respectively. The seal members abut one another in the gap to form a liquid tight seal therebetween. And method of assembling a load-supporting surface having a liquid-tight seal across gaps formed between adjacent, releasably interconnectable, thermoplastic mats thereof.