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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2016
Federal-mogul Motorparts Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Glen C. Parker, St. Peters, MO (US);
Eric M. Kopsie, Bethalto, IL (US);
Thomas J. Byrnes, Jr., St. Charles, MO (US);
Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
The improved dust boot includes a dust boot body which is made as one integral piece of an elastomeric material and extends from a first end portion to a second end portion. The second end portion of the dust boot body includes a first sealing portion and a second sealing portion which is spaced from the first sealing portion. The first sealing portion includes a plurality of ribs that are spaced circumferentially from one another by a plurality of grooves and includes a plurality of relief valves that are located in the grooves and extend away from the first end portion for allowing a lubricant to pass the first sealing portion in one direction and for restricting the passage of contaminants past the sealing portion in an opposite direction.