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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. 06, 1987
Filed:
May. 20, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jerry G Jelinek, La Habra, CA (US);
Assignee:
Parker Hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
277 11 ; 277-9 ; 277189 ; 277233 ;
Abstract
An adjustable elastomeric seal assembly for accommodating gap tolerances consists of a rubber seal supported by a retainer, the latter consisting of a substrate and a plurality of shims. The assembly is joined as an integral structure and the shims may be peeled individually to fit gap dimensions. Preferably, the substrate thickness equals the minimum gap dimension and together with the plural shims equals or exceeds the maximum gap dimension to provide several selectable combined thicknesses therebetween. The thickness of the rubber seal is greater than the maximum gap dimension but provides suitable sealing as well as the minimum dimension.