Barrier seal
OwnerWayne Alan Wolf, Roger David Scott Goldammerinventors
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Abstract
A seal, system and method for sealing a connection between adjacent barrier members each having a channel along one edge and flange along an opposed edge sized to be received within a corresponding channel of an adjacent barrier member. The seal comprises an elongate core having an opening extending longitudinally therealong and a plurality of fins extending therefrom. The system includes the seal and a wiper sized to surround the flange. The method comprises locating the wiper about the flange and the seal within the channel, engaging the flange within the channel and moving the second barrier member in a downward direction with the wiper below the channel of the second barrier member so as to remove and prevent debris from entering the connection between the channel and the flange.
Claims13
A seal for sealing an elongate member within an elongate channel, the seal comprising:
- an elongate core having an opening extending longitudinally therealong, said elongate core having a substantially rectangular cross-section having four corners;
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- a plurality of fins extending longitudinally from said elongate core, wherein said plurality of fins comprises a pair of fins proximate to each corner of said rectangular cross-section of said elongate core, each of said pair of fins comprising at least one long fin and at least one short fin extending from said elongate core separated by a slot, wherein said long fin and said short fin are operable to be independently flexible of each other.
A system for sealing a connection between adjacent barrier members, each barrier member having a first edge defining a channel and an opposed second edge defining a flange, the flange being sized and shaped to be slidably engaged within a corresponding channel of an adjacent barrier member, the system comprising:
- a seal for sealing said flange within said channel, said seal comprising:
- an elongate core having an opening extending longitudinally therealong;
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- a plurality of fins extending longitudinally from said elongate core;
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- a wiper sized to slidably and sealably surround said flange proximate to a bottom edge of said channel having a top edge abuttable against said channel for removing debris from adjacent to said flange.
A method of sealing interconnections between adjacent panel members in a barrier, each barrier member having a first edge defining a channel and an opposed second edge defining a flange, the flange being sized and shaped to be slidably engaged within a corresponding channel of an adjacent barrier member, the method comprising:
- locating a first barrier member within a soil formation;
- slidably and sealably locating a wiper about said flange of said first barrier member;
- applying a seal within said channel of a second barrier member, said seal comprising an elongate core having an opening extending longitudinally therealong and a plurality of fins extending longitudinally from said elongate core;
- engaging said channel of said second barrier member with said flange of said first barrier member;
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- moving said second barrier member in a downward direction with said wiper below said channel of said second barrier member so as to remove and prevent debris from entering the connection between said channel and said flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.