Abstract: A shift gate assembly that can include a shift plate, a gate seal and a shift lever. The shift plate can include a lever opening having an opening centerline. The gate seal can be made of an elastic material and connected to the shift plate and extend along the lever opening. The gate seal can include a slit extending along the lever opening and offset with respect to the opening centerline. The shift lever can extend through the lever opening and the slit, be selectively movable along the lever opening and the slit, and elastically deform the gate seal as the shift lever moves along the slit.

Abstract: A sealing gasket that provides a seal between two members. The gasket includes a base at one end of the gasket and a gutter-forming surface at the opposite other end of the gasket. There is a pair of sides that join the one end and the opposite other end of the gasket. The sealing gasket is movable between a compressed condition wherein the gasket provides a seal between the two members and an uncompressed condition wherein the gasket does not provide a seal between the two members. When the gasket is in the compressed condition, the gutter-forming surface deforms to form a gutter along the one end of the gasket.

Abstract: A method of making a brush seal includes the steps of providing a plurality of brush filaments, and bonding a flexible plastic backing and a flexible plastic retainer to the filaments to secure the filaments together and form a flexible brush seal. A flexible brush seal adapted to provide a seal between a movable member and a structure includes a plurality of brush filaments; a flexible backing securing together the brush filaments; and a flexible plastic retainer bonded to the filaments, the retainer being adapted for mounting on an exterior surface of the structure.

Abstract: In order to improve the fit and the sealing effect of a sealing arrangement which is intended to seal a gap (2) between two components (3, 4), which can be moved relative to each other, and an edge of an opening (5) which is to be closed, wherein a grip rail (10), to which a holding region (14) of a profile (15) can be positively latched, can be fixed to a first one (3) of the components, wherein a sealing region (16) of the profile (15) which cooperates in a sealing manner with a second one (4) of the components is attached to the holding region (14), the said sealing region (16) is disposed laterally offset with respect to the grip rail (10) towards an inner side (7) of the gap, wherein the resultant force (17) of a deformation force which acts upon the sealing region (16) runs at least approximately through the grip rail (10).

Abstract: A sealed double glazed window comprises two spaced panes of glass sealed in a frame and a slat blind positioned in the space between the panes having control means for adjusting the slats. The inner pane of glass has a hole therethrough for providing access to the control means of the slat blind. An adjusting device is mounted about the hole so that the slats of the blind may be adjusted while maintaining the window seal. The adjusting device has a flexible diaphragm sealed about the hole and has adjusting means passing through the hole from the diaphragm to the control means thereby maintaining the hermetic seal of the window unit.