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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Bal Seal Engineering, Llc, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Inventor:
Peter J. Balsells, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bal Seal Engineering, LLC, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/3212 (2016.01); F16J 15/328 (2016.01); F16J 15/3236 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/3212 (2013.01); F16J 15/328 (2013.01); F16J 15/3236 (2013.01);
Abstract
V-springs each with a plurality of V-bodies and wherein each V-body has two legs, one shorter than the other. Seal assemblies each with a sealing element having a spring cavity and having a V-spring located therein, the V-spring having a plurality of V-bodies and wherein each V-body each comprising two legs, a long leg that is longer in length than a short leg. The long leg, the short leg, or both long and short legs of the V-bodies can each have one or more bends or inflection points to change a projection of the long leg, the short leg, or both.