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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:
Mar. 03, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael J Lim, Marlton, NJ (US);
Charles E Wohlers, Chadds Ford, PA (US);
Assignee:
Garlock, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
277164 ; 277165 ; 2771675 ; 277227 ;
Abstract
A seal assembly for use between a pair of abutting planar surfaces with opposed grooves which combine to form a seal groove to receive the seal assembly. The seal assembly includes a stiffly flexible body element having portions which surround, protect and compress a pair of more resilient members. The compressed resilient members hold portions of the body element in sealing engagement with faces of the seal groove formed between the abutting planar surfaces.