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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:
Apr. 13, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Colin Chen, Barrington Cook, IL (US);
Frank W. Popielas, Naperville Dupage, IL (US);
Assignee:
Dana Corporation, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 1/100 ;
Abstract
A spring back fire ring is provided in a gasket assembly that is used for sealing combustion openings. In addition to the spring back fire ring, the gasket assembly includes a main gasket body and upper and lower gasket layers. The spring back fire ring has first and second ends. The first end is biased upwardly around the periphery of the combustion openings. The second end is positioned proximate to the main gasket body. In one embodiment, the second end is integral with the main gasket body.