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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 1986
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Terence P Nicholson, Derwentside, GB;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
277205 ; 2772 / ; 277233 ; 2772 / ;
Abstract
An annular seal primarily for use in preventing leakage of liquids and gases along rotating and/or reciprocating shafts where the latter pass through support structures such as plates and casings. The annular seal (3) is characterized in that it has the shape of a hat with an axially apertured crown (3a) and an adjoining brim (3b) each comprised of a plurality of alternately interleaved layers of sheet metal (M) and of a non-metallic material (G) selected from expanded graphite, carbon, natural or synthetic rubber or bonded fibrous material. Such a seal can also be used in the sealing of a butterfly valve when in its closed position.