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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:
Oct. 03, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
James A Westhoff, Langhorne, PA (US);
James A Kelly, Reiglesville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Poly-Tec Products, Inc., Tullytown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
277615 ; 277626 ; 277644 ;
Abstract
An extruded gasket being formed of a suitable resilient, compressible material through out the body thereof to facilitate controlling critical gap dimensions measured between the components having the gasket arranged in said gap to provide an excellent water-tight seal. The gasket material is of a softer durometer than that of prior art gaskets and includes a relief section providing sufficient mechanical softness to allow the gasket to compress more easily in the region of the relief section.