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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1999
Alan William Atkinson, Nr. Rugby, GB;
Stephen Peter Bond, Rugby, GB;
John Robert Hoyes, Littleborough, GB;
Gary Briggs, Leeds, GB;
Stephen Alexander Schultze, Rugby, GB;
Kevin Richard Holmes, Rugby, GB;
Julia Rosalind Mary Hood, Rugby, GB;
Flexitallic Investments, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A gasket ( ) comprises a sealing member which forms a closed loop extending around a hole. The sealing member is formed from resilient metal and has a transverse cross section which is generally X-shaped and comprises two arms ( ) which project inwardly of the hole, and two arms ( ) which project outwardly of the hole. The inwardly projecting arms form a first seal around said hole, and the outwardly projecting arms form a second seal around said hole. Each arm extends from a junction ( ) with the remainder of the gasket to a tip ( ) of the arm which engages one of the bodies. Each arm has its greatest thickness at said junction ( ) and its smallest thickness at a point adjacent to or at said tip ( ), the arm continuously reducing in thickness between said junction and said point. The gasket can yield from the tips of the arms inwardly as the pressure on the gasket increases.