Slide Seal Alternative

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The real benefit of a mechanical seal is to get rid of all the paraphernalia associated with an air bladder seal such as compressors, air lines and the electro/pneumatic valves and wiring control and interface problems. Most slides with a mechanical seal have a collar around them with a rubber seal attached which mates with a rubber seal on the wall of the bus. The collar-less slide looks much nicer.
Something similar could be affected by adding two small lines around the slide circumference of mating rubber to the seal I proposed above. One located to mate up with the seal in the open position and one to mate up with it in the closed position. The solid rubber seal replacement of the wiper/brush could then be made shorter so as not to touch the slide wall during movement.
Maybe I could get a job at Disneyland. Ha.