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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2020
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Anish Mathur, Urbana, IL (US);
Ryan P. Morge, Clinton, IL (US);
Gabriel Sbravatti Ferreira, Peoria, IL (US);
David W. Holthaus, Monticello, IL (US);
Mark J. Kiesel, Peoria, IL (US);
Christopher A. Monroe, Mt Zion, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A sealing comprises a seal portion and a plate portion fixed to the seal portion. The seal portion can have an undulating configuration of at least one peak and at least one valley, and the plate portion can circumferentially surround the seal portion. The seal portion can be made of a first material and the plate portion can be made of a second material more rigid than the first material. The seal portion can have a radially inward facing contact surface that defines a central opening of the sealing.