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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:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2001
Jerome G. Belter, Mt. Prospect, IL (US);
Dana Corporation, Toledo, OH (US);
Abstract
A gasket for sealing between a flange and a mating surface includes a metal layer having at least two integral tabs formed as a continuation of said metal layer. The flange includes at least two apertures that are correspondingly sized and positioned to receive the tabs. In a first embodiment, each tab is formed on the outer periphery of the metal layer and comprises two contoured, resilient legs separated to form a vertical slot between the legs, and a contoured tip located at a distal end of each tab leg. In a second embodiment, each tab includes a serrated resilient edge that promotes tab insertion, but digs into an inner periphery of the aperture upon attempted tab removal. In a third embodiment, each tab is formed on an inner periphery of two mounting apertures formed in the metal layer.