Patent · US Expired

Method of forming a gasket with centering collar

US5866056A · kind A · utility

3Cited by
6References
12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 3, 1996
Grant dateFeb 2, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 3, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29L2031/26
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns a process for production of a seal using a compactable sealing material, especially a fluoropolymer, to seal flanges, preferably matching flanges, especially to produce a ring packing to seal flange connections for pipes, in which the seal is provided on the outer and/or inner periphery with a centering collar or with several centering collar sections spaced around the periphery. The invention also concerns an apparatus to produce a seal using a compactable sealing material, especially a fluoropolymer, to seal flanges, preferably matching flanges, especially an apparatus to produce a ring packing to seal flange connections for pipes, in which the seal is provided on the outer and/or inner periphery with a centering collar with several centering collar sections spaced around the periphery, and preferably an apparatus to execute the process according to the invention.

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