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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 1994
Filed:
May. 07, 1993
James F Gardner, Exeter, RI (US);
Hai-Ping Ma, Lincoln, RI (US);
EG&G Sealol, Inc., Granston, RI (US);
Abstract
A compliant seal device for sealing a high pressure area from a low pressure area. The compliant seal device comprises a base member including an annular base wall, a first wall extending radially inward from the base wall proximate the high pressure area and a second wall extending radially inward from the base wall proximate the low pressure area, the base member having a cavity formed therein between the first wall and the second wall. The compliant seal device further comprises a plurality of flexible sheet members extending between the first wall and the second wall, each of the plurality of flexible sheet members having a base end fixed to the first wall and a moveable free end in sealing engagement with the second wall to substantially enclose the cavity with an adjustable pressure therein.