Flexible seal for a pivot joint in a snow thrower chute

In a snow thrower, the combination comprising:

• a generally upright discharge chute presenting at its upper end a pair of generally upright side walls and an upwardly and forwardly inclined top wall interconnecting said side walls,
• a deflector having a top wall with a rear portion in overlying relation to the top wall of said chute and a pair of generally vertical side walls depending from opposite lateral sides of said top wall having portions in adjacent, overlapping relation to said side walls of said chute,
• a pair of pivot means pivotally interconnecting adjacent side walls of said deflector and chute for pivotal movement of said deflector relative to said chute about a generally horizontal axis, and
• a flexible seal of substantially uniform thickness interposed between said chute and deflector, said seal having rear top and side portions secured to the upper and laterally outer surfaces, respectively, of said top and side walls of said chute and having a front portion with a plurality of spaced, forwardly extending fingers in sealing engagement with the inside surface of said deflector.