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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alfred Vollert, La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH;
Roger Ecoffet, Villers-le-Lac, FR;
Assignee:
Werthanor S.A., Le Locle, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2772 / ; 277208 ;
Abstract
An annular packing (30) has a cross-section in the form of a dumbbell including two enlargements (31, 32) connected by a neck (33). In a preferred embodiment the enlargements exhibit a polygonal cross-section. The packing advantageously replaces an O-ring seal in which the interior diameter of the ring is large relative to the diameter of the cross-section of the ring. The packing is arranged between two parts driven at different speeds, in precision mechanisms or in horology.