Elongate seal for slide out rooms

An elongated seal for a sidewall of a recreational vehicle, the sidewall having at least one corrugated surface and a transverse surface extending substantially perpendicularly from the corrugated surface, wherein the transverse surface is defining an opening in the sidewall, the elongated seal comprising:

• a base having an upper side and a lower side;
• a bulb portion integrally connected to the base in a cantilevered manner above the upper side of the base, the bulb portion having an arcuate portion extending into a sidewall portion and into an inner wall defining an enclosed space within the bulb portion, the bulb portion being movable between a first position in which the inner wall is substantially parallel to and spaced from the upper side of the base, and a second position in which the bulb portion is bent away from the upper side of the base;
• a wiper extending co-linearly to the base, the wiper being integrally connected to the base via its proximal end being opposite to a distal end of the wiper, the distal end being adapted to protrude into the opening in the sidewall;
• a locating leg extending substantially perpendicularly to the base and substantially perpendicularly with respect to the wiper, the locating leg being integrally connected to the base and extending downwards from the lower side of the base;
• a compressible sealing member extending at or underneath the lower side of the base being adapted to absorb or take the shape of the corrugated surface when the compressible sealing member is pushed against the corrugated surface in an installed state of the seal, wherein the compressible sealing member is a foam tape being materially bonded to the lower side of the base;
• wherein the elongated seal further comprises a flipper having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being integrally connected to the base opposite to the locating leg and the flipper being bent downwards from the proximal end having a substantially concave curved shape between the distal end and the proximal end such that a vertical distance between the lower side of the base and the distal end of the flipper equals or is larger than the thickness of the compressible foam tape in a decompressed state;
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• wherein the compressible foam tape is at least partially covered laterally on opposite sides by the locating leg and the flipper.

An elongated seal for a sidewall of a recreational vehicle, the sidewall having at least one corrugated surface and a transverse surface extending substantially perpendicularly from the corrugated surface, wherein the transverse surface is defining an opening in the sidewall, the elongated seal comprising:

• a base having an upper side and a lower side;
• a bulb portion integrally connected to the base in a cantilevered manner above the upper side of the base, the bulb portion having an arcuate portion extending into a sidewall portion and into an inner wall defining an enclosed space within the bulb portion, the bulb portion being movable between a first position in which the inner wall is substantially parallel to and spaced from the upper side of the base, and a second position in which the bulb portion is bent away from the upper side of the base;
• a wiper extending co-linearly to the base, the wiper being integrally connected to the base via its proximal end being opposite to a distal end of the wiper, the distal end being adapted to protrude into the opening in the sidewall;
• a locating leg extending substantially perpendicularly to the base and substantially perpendicularly with respect to the wiper, the locating leg being integrally connected to the base and extending downwards from the lower side of the base;
• a compressible sealing member extending at or underneath the lower side of the base being adapted to absorb or take the shape of the corrugated surface when the compressible sealing member is pushed against the corrugated surface in an installed state of the seal;
• wherein the elongated seal further comprises a flipper having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being integrally connected to the base opposite to the locating leg and the flipper being bent downwards from the proximal end having a substantially concave curved shape between the distal end and the proximal end;
• wherein the compressible sealing member is a combination of a resilient pressure body and the distal end of the flipper, adapted to interact with each other, the resilient pressure body being integrally connected to the lower side of the base.