TEXTILE SEALING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A sealing apparatus usable in textile applications, the apparatus comprising:
- a first sealing strip having an embedded region embedded with at least one magnet or at least one magnet reactive material;
a second sealing strip having an embedded region embedded with at least one magnet or at least one magnet reactive material;
wherein a magnetic force of attraction is generated between the first sealing strip and the second sealing strip when the first and second sealing strips are brought together, thereby creating a seal.
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Abstract
A water impermeable sealing apparatus usable in textile applications, the apparatus includes a first sealing strip having a base that includes a first set of fastener elements carried on its surface in two spaced-apart areas; and extending along the first surface of the base between the two areas of the first set of fastener elements, a first sealing element is protruding from said the base. A complimentary second sealing strip also includes a base comprising a second set of fastener elements on its surface in two spaced-apart areas; and extending along the surface of the base between the two areas of the second set of fastener elements, a second sealing element is protruding from the base for non-interlocking engagement of the first sealing element when the first and second fastener elements are engaged.
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15 Claims
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1. A sealing apparatus usable in textile applications, the apparatus comprising:
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a first sealing strip having an embedded region embedded with at least one magnet or at least one magnet reactive material; a second sealing strip having an embedded region embedded with at least one magnet or at least one magnet reactive material; wherein a magnetic force of attraction is generated between the first sealing strip and the second sealing strip when the first and second sealing strips are brought together, thereby creating a seal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A sealing apparatus usable in textile applications, the apparatus comprising:
- an elastomeric first sealing strip having
an embedded region embedded with at least one magnet or at least one magnet reactive material; flanged portions to each side of the embedded region and integral with said embedded region; fastener elements carried on said flanged portions on each side of said embedded region, an elastomeric second sealing strip having an embedded region embedded with at least one magnet or at least one magnet reactive material; flanged portions to each side of the embedded region and integral with said embedded region; fastener elements carried on said flanged portions on each side of said embedded region; wherein a magnetic force of attraction is generated between the first sealing strip and the second sealing strip when the first and second sealing strips are brought together, thereby creating a seal; and
,wherein when the first sealing strip and the second sealing strips are brought together, the fastener elements engage one another.
- an elastomeric first sealing strip having
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9. A sealing apparatus usable in textile applications, the apparatus comprising:
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an first elastomeric sealing strip having a first embedded region embedded with a plurality of first magnets or with a plurality of first individual pieces of magnetic reactive material, and a first flanged portion connected to and projecting from one side of the embedded region and integral with said embedded region; and
a second flanged portion connected to and projecting from the other side of the embedded region and integral with said embedded region;a second elastomeric sealing strip having a second embedded region embedded with a plurality of second magnets or with a plurality of second individual pieces of magnetic reactive material, and a third flanged portion connected to and projecting from one side of the embedded region and integral with said embedded region, and a fourth flanged portion connected to and projecting from the other side of the embedded region and integral with said embedded region; and wherein each one of the first magnets or first individual pieces of magnetic reactive material is located along the first sealing strip such that it comes into mutual magnetic attraction with one of the second magnets or second individual pieces of magnetic reactive material when the first elastomeric sealing strip is placed in longitudinal abutment with the second elastomeric sealing strip, and wherein a magnetic force of attraction is generated between the first elastomeric sealing strip and the second elastomeric sealing strip, thereby creating a seal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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