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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2012
Applicants:
James R. Niblett, Columbia, MD (US);
Todd A. Hagan, Windsor, PA (US);
Inventors:
James R. Niblett, Columbia, MD (US);
Todd A. Hagan, Windsor, PA (US);
Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An assembly that includes first and second housing members, a gasket and a plurality of bolts that exert a clamp force to clamp the gasket between the first and second housing members. The gasket includes a plurality of tab members that engage the interior of one or both of the first and second housing members. The gasket tabs can resist a force exerted by a pressurized fluid within one or both of the first and second housing members. A gasket that is resistant to side loading due to a pressurized fluid is also provided.