Regenerator seal with bridge and wire

Claim 1

IN A SEAL FOR THE REGENERATOR OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE, RUBBING MEANS HAVING AN INNER SEALING SURFACE ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A MATING SURFACE OF SAID REGENERATOR TO DEFINE A SEAL BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE GASES, BASE MEANS CONFRONTING AN OUTER SIDE OF SAID RUBBING MEANS OPPOSITE SAID SEALING SURFACE, A WIRE EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID SEAL ADJACENT SAID BASE MEANS, A PORTION OF SAID BASE MEANS FORMED AROUND SAID WIRE TO GRIP THE LATTER, A BRIDGE MEMBER OF RIGID MATERIAL EXTENDING FROM SAID WIRE TO SAID RUBBING MEANS AND SPACING THE SAME, SAID BRIDGE MEMBER BEING FREELY SUPPORTED FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT AT ONE END BY SAID RUBBING MEANS AND AT IT OPPOSITE END BY SAID WIRE AND BASE MEANS, RESILIENT SEALING MEANS ENGAGED BETWEEN SAID WIRE AND BASE MEANS TO EFFECT A FLUID SEAL THEREBETWEEN ALONG SAID WIRE, SAID RESILIENT SEALING MEANS OVERLAPPING THE ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN SAID BRIDGE MEMBER AND RUBBING MEANS AND ENGAGING THE LATTER''S OUTER SIDE IN FLUID SEALING RELATIONSHIP, SAID BASE MEANS AND RESILIENT SEALING MEANS COMPRISING A BELLOWS TYPE SEAL OPEN TO SAID HIGH PRESSURE GASES TO ENHANCE SAID FLUID SEALING RELATIONSHIP.