Alternative diameter gasket
US4232421A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 1979 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L37/008
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An annular gasket is formed with a tubular sleeve of flexible material. At the interior surface of one end of the sleeve a lip is directed a short distance radially inwardly. At the opposite end of the sleeve, a recess is defined in the interior sleeve surface to receive the lip when the tubular sleeve is folded back upon itself to assume a generally toroidal configuration. The gasket interiorally receives cylindrical members of one diameter when the sleeve is in its extended condition and cylindrical members of a narrower diameter when in its toroidal configuration.
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