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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2023
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 27/02 (2006.01); F16J 15/10 (2006.01); F16K 27/12 (2006.01); H05K 5/06 (2006.01); H01M 50/342 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 27/0236 (2013.01); F16J 15/104 (2013.01); F16K 27/12 (2013.01); H05K 5/061 (2013.01); H01M 50/3425 (2021.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus, in particular a valve apparatus, for sealingly connecting to an opening of a carrier component. The apparatus includes a base body made of a hard component for the connection to an edge of a carrier component delimiting an opening, and a sealing device made of a soft component. The base body comprises at least one connection passageway configured as an undercut for the form-fit connection to a correspondingly configured element of the soft component, and a lid element for covering the connecting region.