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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:
May. 04, 1982
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald J Alexander, Gastonia, NC (US);
Dean R Bainard, Gastonia, NC (US);
Assignee:
Garlock Inc., Longview, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ; B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2772 / ; 29436 ; 29451 ; 92168 ; 74 182 ; 264267 ; 2642711 ;
Abstract
A disc brake boot seal 10 (and method for assembling a disc brake system) that is molded in its extended condition and that when moved into its collapsed condition will remain in its collapsed condition. The boot seal comprises a molded elastomeric sleeve 12 having a plurality of different wall portions 20-34 certain ones of which interact to releasably hold the sleeve in its collapsed condition so that it does not self-extend. The expense and high mold breakage resulting from the prior art system of molding a seal in its collapsed, convoluted condition are eliminated by this invention.