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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
David G. Kupper, Edelstein, IL (US);
Jerry A. Metz, Morton, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/532 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/532 ;
Abstract
A seal ring having a frustoconical spring completely encapsulated within an annular body provides a bias force to an annular lip seal of the annular body to assure positive contact with an opposed face of an adjacently disposed member of a joint assembly. The seal ring requires minimal counterbore depth in the member in which the seal ring is mounted, and no modifications are required in the spring or in the base of the counterbore to provide retention of the spring in the joint.