SEALING ASSEMBLY
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1. A sealing assembly comprising:
- a door including a flexible body that is movable between an open position and a closed position; and
a seal movable between an engaged position in which the seal is positioned in engagement with a portion of the flexible body when the flexible body is in the closed position and a disengaged position in which the seal moves away from the portion of the flexible body as the flexible body moves from the closed position to the open position such that the flexible body is spaced from the seal to minimize frictional engagement with the seal.
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Abstract
A sealing assembly includes a door and a seal. The door includes a flexible body that is movable between an open position and a closed position. The seal is movable between an engaged position in which the seal is positioned in engagement with a portion of the flexible body when the flexible body is in the closed position and a disengaged position in which the seal moves away from the portion of the flexible body as the flexible body moves from the closed position to the open position such that the flexible body is spaced from the seal to minimize frictional engagement with the seal.
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1. A sealing assembly comprising:
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a door including a flexible body that is movable between an open position and a closed position; and a seal movable between an engaged position in which the seal is positioned in engagement with a portion of the flexible body when the flexible body is in the closed position and a disengaged position in which the seal moves away from the portion of the flexible body as the flexible body moves from the closed position to the open position such that the flexible body is spaced from the seal to minimize frictional engagement with the seal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A sealing assembly comprising:
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a support structure defining an opening; a door including a flexible body that is movable between an open position and a closed position, with the door covering the opening when in the closed position and at least partially uncovering the opening when in the open position; and a seal including a first body fixed to the support structure and a second body spaced from the first body, with at least the second body movable between an engaged position in which the second body is positioned in engagement with a portion of the flexible body when the flexible body is in the closed position and a disengaged position in which the second body moves away from the portion of the flexible body as the flexible body moves from the closed position to the open position such that the flexible body is spaced from the seal to minimize frictional engagement with the seal.
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