Tubular member sealing device
AssigneeZephyros, Inc.
InventorsHenry E. Richardson, Alexander Gabriel Mangiapane, Jeffery Shantz
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Abstract
A member (10) for providing sealing, baffling, and/or reinforcement to a cavity member (30) comprising: (a) a carrier (12) with an insertion end (13) and a base end (11) having: (i) a base (16) at the base end (11) adapted for engaging with a wall (36) of the cavity member (30); (ii) a fastener (20) adapted for passing through an opening of the cavity member (32) and retaining the member (10) to the cavity member (30); (iii) a center portion (18) extending from the insertion end (13) to the base end (11); and (b) activatable material (26) disposed on the carrier (12).
Claims20
A member for providing sealing, baffling, and/or reinforcement to a cavity member comprising:
- a) a carrier with an insertion end and an opposing base end having:
- a. a base at the base end adapted for engaging with a first wall of the cavity member, the first wall opposing a second wall;
- b. a mechanical fastener at the insertion end that passes through an opening in the second wall from an interior of the second wall to an exterior of the second wall of the cavity member and retains the member to the cavity member, the mechanical fastener including a terminal end configured to directly contact a surface adjacent the exterior of the second wall and to put a pressure on the surface adjacent the exterior of the second wall so that the fastener remains in place;
- c. a center portion extending from the insertion end to the base end;
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- b) activatable material disposed on the carrier;
- wherein the base lies in direct contact with an exterior of the first wall of the cavity member during use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.