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US 12,523,867 B2Granted
Protective seal
AssigneeLatelec
InventorCyrille Delame-Quentin
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Abstract
A protective seal taking the form of a hollow body includes a first wall, a second wall opposite the first wall, and a section between the first wall and the second wall. The first wall has an opening and the second wall has at least one slot. The protective seal is configured so as to pass, when a force is exerted on the second wall, in a direction perpendicular to the second wall, from a rest position to a stressed position. In the rest position, at least one slot is closed. In a stressed position, at least one slot is deformed, freeing up an opening in the second wall.
Claims5
A protective seal taking a form of a hollow body comprising:
- a first wall of substantially planar shape and having a constant thickness, the first wall comprising an opening delimited by a collar;
- a second wall of substantially planar shape, having a constant thickness, and opposite to the first wall, the second wall comprising at least one slot;
- a section, between the first wall and the second wall, in a form of a truncated cone, with a small base on a same side as the first wall and a large base on a same side as the second wall, the section comprising a decreasing monotonic cross section from the second wall towards the first wall;
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- the protective seal being configured so as to pass, when a force is exerted on the second wall through the first wall, in a direction perpendicular to the second wall, from a rest position, in which said at least one slot is closed such that the protective seal is hermetic to dust, to a stressed position, in which the second wall is stretched in its plane, deforming said at least one slot, and freeing up an orifice in the second wall, the section in the form of the truncated cone contributing to the stretching of the second wall in its plane.
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