Elastomeric glands
US4625485A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 1986 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04B1/6804
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Elastomeric multi-tubular glands, which are adapted to exert reactive thrust when the gland is compressed and relieved within a movement tolerance space between relatively movable bodies, are provided, featuring a generally hexagonal wall member and a strut wall inside the hexagonal wall member, for the strut wall to share I-beam properties with front and back side walls of the hexagonal wall member, having the gland further include opposed means connected with the hexagonal wall member adjacent to a pair of apexes formed by the remaining side walls of the hexagonal wall member, for the opposed means to press and relieve the hexagonal wall member in response to the relative movement of the bodies while the gland leads laterally across the movement tolerance space between the bodies. In certain embodiments, mount fixtures are provided in system with the gland so as to be secured to the bodies as components thereof and carry the gland.
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