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Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 10, 2013
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Raymond H. Sasinowski, Brighton, MI (US);

Adrian O. Balmaceda, Fair Haven, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 17/00 (2006.01); F16L 19/00 (2006.01); F16J 15/10 (2006.01); F16L 21/035 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 19/00 (2013.01); F16J 15/104 (2013.01); F16L 21/035 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sealing device is insertable into a port having an internal wall. The device includes a seal member and a ring member operatively connected to each other. The seal member includes an inner seal surface defining a seal opening. The ring member includes an inner ring surface defining a ring opening. The seal opening and the ring opening share a common central axis. The seal member defines a first rib extending circumferentially around the seal opening, the first rib being raised a first height relative to the inner seal surface at the seal opening. The first rib is configured to be deformable in response to a compression force from the internal wall of the port when the seal member is inserted into the port. The seal member may define a second rib axially spaced from the first rib.


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