Seal clamp assembly
AssigneeEgc Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsBrian Biller, Michael Bartos, Jeffrey Edwards
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Abstract
A seal clamp assembly for sealing a female and male member together may include a seal configured to be positioned over the female and male members, the seal having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first edge, and a second edge opposite the first edge, and a retainer configured to be positioned over the seal, the retainer having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first edge, and a second edge opposite the first edge, wherein the retainer has a serpentine configuration along its length.
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A seal clamp assembly configured to seal female and male members together, the seal clamp assembly comprising:
- a seal configured to be positioned over the female and male members, the seal having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first edge, a second edge opposite the first edge, an area with a first thickness along its length at the first edge, and an area with a second thickness along its length at the second edge greater than the first thickness, the seal angling outwardly at the first and second edges;
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- a retainer configured to be positioned over the seal, the retainer having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first edge, a second edge opposite the first edge, and downwardly extending legs projecting downward from the first and second edges and being outwardly angled from the respective first and second edge, the downwardly extending legs being configured to be radially outwardly spaced from the first and second edges of the seal for axially retaining the seal, wherein the retainer has a serpentine configuration along its length.
A seal clamp assembly comprising:
- a seal having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first edge, and a second edge opposite the first edge;
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- a retainer configured to be positioned over the seal, the retainer having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first edge, and a second edge opposite the first edge, and the retainer including a plurality of horizontal portions longitudinally spaced from one another and being connected to an adjacent one of the plurality of horizontal portions at one side thereof by one of a plurality of vertical portions,
- wherein the retainer includes upwardly extending projections projecting upward from the first and second edges for axially retaining clamps, and
- wherein the retainer includes downwardly extending legs projecting downward and outwardly from a respective one of the upwardly extending projections for axially retaining the seal.
A seal clamp assembly configured to seal female and male members together, the seal clamp assembly comprising:
- a seal configured to be positioned over the female and male members, the seal having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first edge, and a second edge opposite the first edge, and wherein the seal has an area with a first thickness along its length at the first edge and an area with a second thickness along its length at the second edge greater than the first thickness;
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- a retainer configured to be positioned over the seal, the retainer having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first edge, and a second edge opposite the first edge, and the retainer including a plurality of horizontal portions longitudinally spaced from one another and being connected to an adjacent one of the plurality of horizontal portions at one side thereof by one of a plurality of vertical portions, upwardly extending projections projecting upward from the first and second edges for axially retaining clamps, and downwardly extending legs projecting downward and outwardly from a respective one of the upwardly extending projections for axially retaining the seal,
- wherein the plurality of horizontal portions includes a first horizontal portion at the first end, a second horizontal portion at the second end, and a plurality of middle horizontal portions extending therebetween, and wherein each middle horizontal portion is connected on one side thereof to one of the plurality of vertical portions that extends away from the middle horizontal portion in a first longitudinal direction towards the first end and on another side thereof to one of the plurality of vertical portions that extends away from the middle horizontal portion in a second longitudinal direction towards the second end.
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