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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2023
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Pradeep Chapagain, Dunlap, IL (US);
Joel K. Cadbury-Allen, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A sealing member, which can have a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, can comprise: a body defining a first opening at the first end portion of the sealing member and a second opening at the second end portion of the sealing member; a first ring fitted to the body at the first end portion of the sealing member; and a second ring fitted to the body at the second end portion of the sealing member. A first diameter of the first ring can be less than a second diameter of the second ring. The body can have a flange that extends radially outward, away from a central longitudinal axis of the sealing member, at a second end of the body associated with the second end portion of the sealing member.