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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2003
Theodore M. Lach, Iii, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Peter M. F. Collins, Mokena, IL (US);
Mark A. Holm, Joliet, IL (US);
Jason R. Pranger, New Lenox, IL (US);
Theodore M. Lach, III, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Peter M. F. Collins, Mokena, IL (US);
Mark A. Holm, Joliet, IL (US);
Jason R. Pranger, New Lenox, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc, Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A sealing element is formed from a desirably shaped body of a sealant material formulated from a first polymer, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), in a concentration of about 25 percent to about 30 percent, a calcium carbonate inert filler material in a concentration of about 25 percent to about 30 percent, a second ethylene polymer other than EVA in a concentration of about 20 to about 35 percent, and a hydrocarbon resin in a concentration of about 10 percent to about 15 percent. The sealant further comprising an epoxy resin in a concentration of about 2 to about 5 percent and an activator in a concentration of about less than one percent of the sealant. The sealant material, when positioned about a first component is overmolded with a material forming a second component. The sealant material, which is heat activated, forms a seal between the first and second components.