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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 1977
Filed:
May. 28, 1976
Bernard J Sadoff, Jr, Rockville, MD (US);
Horace P Halling, Laurel, MD (US);
Pressure Science Incorporated, Beltsville, MD (US);
Abstract
A fluid-tight sealing apparatus for sealing a tube to a cylindrical surface while subjected to axial, rotational and angular misalignments comprising a metallic, resilient sealing member on the tube having a ring portion with a curved surface for contacting the cylindrical surface and for forming a fluid-tight seal by means of an interference fit therebetween. The cylindrical surface can be the interior surface of a bore with the sealing member including a frustoconical portion having the ring portion at the larger end thereof and fitting into the cylindrical bore. The cylindrical surface can be the exterior surface of a conduit with the sealing member including a frustoconical portion having the ring portion at the smaller end thereof and fitting around the cylindrical conduit.