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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2001
Richard Wolfgang Emil Mosse, London, GB;
Beckswift Limited, London, GB;
Abstract
A gasket for a demountable pipe joint of an hygienic food processing system, the gasket comprising a first part defining a surface for providing a smooth transition from a first pipe end to a second pipe end at a pipe joint , the sides of the gasket each defining a plateau adjacent the surface for abutting the pipe ends in use, to produce an hygienic seal, wherein the first part of the gasket is made from a plastics material having sufficient structural strength when not fully supported to withstand pressures within the pipes during use, without damaging or separating from the pipe ends. Such a gasket has been found to be extremely efficient and appropriate in hygienic food processing systems, which in the past have relied heavily on elastomeric gaskets.