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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 1982
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Douglas A Cather, Jr, Gastonia, NC (US);
Assignee:
Garlock Inc., Longview, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
277-1 ; 277153 ; 277166 ; 277228 ;
Abstract
A shaft seal 10 and method for use including an annular bore retention section 12 which includes a metal reinforcing shell 20 having a cylindrical portion and a radial flange; an annular flex section 16 comprised of axial flex section 28 and radial flex section 30; and a dual lip sealing element 14 comprised of primary sealing lip 32 and secondary sealing lip 34, both of said sealing lips being lined with a low-friction material such as, for example, polytetrafluoroethylene liner 42.