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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2006
Applicants:
Dennis Nelson Denton, Weddington, NC (US);
Thomas Sochacki, Brighton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Dennis Nelson Denton, Weddington, NC (US);
Thomas Sochacki, Brighton, MI (US);
Assignee:
SKF USA Inc., Elgin, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 35/00 (2006.01); B03C 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A composite drain plug for an automobile engine. The drain plug is made up of a hollow metal sleeve that is flanged at one end and closed at the other end. There is a core portion filling the hollow sleeve and having a head portion and a stub flange adjacent the flanged end of the sleeve. A circumferential sealing bead is bonded to the stub flange. The core portion is a glass-filled polymer and the sealing bead is made from a material which includes a cross-linked elastomer dispersed in a thermoplastic carrier.