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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. 09, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 12, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
George K Austin, Jr, Newberg, OR (US);
Pierre M LaPlante, Newberg, OR (US);
William F Fisher, Beaver Creek, OR (US);
Raymond G Reed, Milwaukie, OR (US);
Assignee:
A-Dec, Inc., Newberg, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
277 12 ; 2772 / ; 2772 / ; 2003022 ;
Abstract
The seal (10) comprises a one-piece molded cylindrical body having an open end (12), a closed end (16) , and a cylindrical side wall (14) . Outwardly projecting sealing ridges (26 and 18) are formed on the wall portion. Seal 10 is inserted into a bore (38) in a control panel (40) such that the sealing ridges contact the bore to seal out moisture, chemicals and other contaminants, and to retain the seal in the bore against upwardly directed pressure.