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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2020
Parker-hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Edward B. Whitehead, Dearborn, MI (US);
Timothy D. Heiman, Warsaw, IN (US);
Parker-Hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A seal includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the seal is configurable as a continuous seal having an overlapping region in which the first portion and the second portion overlap. The seal has a jigsaw seal configuration at the overlapping portion. The seal includes a transverse surface that extends between the inner surface and the outer surface of the seal, and a first sealing bead located at a junction between the transverse surface and the inner surface and a second sealing bead located at a junction between the transverse surface and the outer surface. The transverse surface may be recessed relative to the first and second sealing beads when the seal is in a non-compressed state. When the seal is in a compressed state, in the overlapping region one of the first or second sealing beads at the first portion and the other of the first or second sealing beads at the second portion seal against each other, and the transverse surface contacts and seals against a surface of a component being sealed.
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