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This device seals the sliding interfaces between structural panels that are roughly perpendicular to each other or whose edges are butted against one another. The seal is mounted in a rectangular groove in a movable structural panel and comprises a plurality of particles or balls densely packed in a

This device seals the sliding interfaces between structural panels that are roughly perpendicular to each other or whose edges are butted against one another. The seal is mounted in a rectangular groove in a movable structural panel and comprises a plurality of particles or balls densely packed in an outer sheathing. The balls are laterally preloaded to maintain sealing contact with the adjacent wall using a pressurized linear bellows. Distortions in the adjacent panel are accommodated by rearrangement of the particles within the outer sheathing.

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Apparatus for sealing a gap between a moveable structural panel and an adjacent sidewall spaced therefrom to inhibit leakage of fluids, said apparatus comprising an outer sheathing in said gap, a plurality of contiguous particles in said sheathing having surfaces in engagement with surfaces of adjac

Apparatus for sealing a gap between a moveable structural panel and an adjacent sidewall spaced therefrom to inhibit leakage of fluids, said apparatus comprising an outer sheathing in said gap, a plurality of contiguous particles in said sheathing having surfaces in engagement with surfaces of adjacent particles, and the surfaces of the outermost particles being in engagement with the inner surface of said sheathing, and means for applying a lateral pressure toward said sidewall to a portion of the outer sheathing to form a seal between said sidewall and another portion of said sheathing.