Modular thermal isolation barrier for data processing equipment structure

An edge seal for a modular thermal isolation barrier for preventing passage of air through a gap in a data processing equipment arrangement, the edge seal comprising:

• a seal portion formed of a resilient material capable of deflection by a rigid adjacent structure;
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• a base portion formed of a rigid material, the base portion including a pair of side channels opening at opposite sides thereof and a panel-receiving end channel;
• wherein each of the pair of side channels includes a first distal flange arranged to extend inwardly from one side of the respective channel and a second distal flange arranged to extend inwardly, and toward the first distal flange, from the other side of the respective channel, whereby each side channel is generally C-shaped and includes a channel opening having a width that is narrower than a width of a channel interior;
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• wherein a portion of a rigid support structure is received within at least one of the pair of side channels.

An edge seal for a modular thermal isolation barrier for preventing passage of air through a gap in a data processing equipment arrangement, the edge seal comprising:

• a seal portion formed of a resilient material capable of deflection by a rigid adjacent structure;
• and
• a base portion formed of a rigid material, the base portion including a pair of side channels opening at opposite sides thereof and a panel-receiving end channel;
• wherein each of the pair of side channels is generally C-shaped and includes a channel opening having a width that is narrower than a width of a channel interior;
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• wherein a back wall of each of the pair of side channels is also a side wall of the panel-receiving end channel.