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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2004
Daniel K. Zitting, St. George, UT (US);
Lorin K. Zitting, Centennial Park, AZ (US);
Daniel K. Zitting, St. George, UT (US);
Lorin K. Zitting, Centennial Park, AZ (US);
Macrotech Polyseal, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
A sleeve element having at least one end region configured to be biased into a laterally adjacent recess formed in one of a piston element surface and a bore surface is disclosed. A seal assembly is disclosed including two sleeve elements, each sleeve element having at least one end region disposed adjacent a recess formed in one of the piston element surface and the bore surface, the at least one end region being configured for deflection thereinto. A seal assembly including one sleeve element, wherein the sleeve element includes end regions thereof, each end region disposed adjacent a recess formed in one of the piston element surface and the bore surface, the end region being configured for deflection thereinto is also disclosed. Further, an energizer may be disposed generally within a recess. Pressure relief and equalization structures for a sleeve element and seal assembly are also disclosed, as is a method of sealing.