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Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 11, 2023
Applicant:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Inventor:

Ananda Sudhakar Ponnusamy, Naperville, IL (US);

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 9/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 9/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

An annular seal for use in a hydraulic device provides a static seal between two components of the hydraulic device that do not move relative to each other. The annular seal has a cross-section that is substantially M-shaped along one of an inner diameter circumferential surface of the annular seal or an outer diameter circumferential surface of the annular seal. The other of the inner diameter circumferential surface or the outer diameter circumferential surface of the annular seal includes opposite side cylindrical portions extending substantially parallel to a central axis of the annular seal with a concave central portion disposed between the opposite side cylindrical portions.


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