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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clifford W Goldstein, Boulder, CO (US);
Timothy F Miller, Thornton, CO (US);
Assignee:
American Variseal, Broomfiled, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
277164 ; 277157 ; 277205 ; 267-15 ; 267180 ;
Abstract
A coil spring including a plurality of coils connected to one another in series. Each of the coils has a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion of at least one of the coils includes a first section disposed at a first predetermined angle relative to a plane perpendicular to the spring centerline and a second section disposed at a second predetermined angle relative to the spring centerline. The coil spring is suitable for use in a variety of applications including, but not limited to, seals.