Metal-to-metal seal and method of making same
OwnerQiu Shi Zhenginventor
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Abstract
A seal for sealing against a surface includes a body having a deflectable intermediate portion terminating in an end portion and a sealing element including a softer material than that of the surface and disposed along the end portion of the body. A method of producing a seal includes providing a body comprising a deflectable intermediate portion terminating in an end portion and disposing a sealing element including a softer material than that of the body along the end portion of the body. A seal includes a body including a deflectable intermediate portion terminating in an end portion, a sealing element including a softer material than that of the body and disposed along the end portion of the body, and means for retaining the sealing element at the end portion.
Claims49
A seal for sealing against a surface, comprising:
- a body comprising a deflectable intermediate portion terminating in an end portion;
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- a sealing element comprising a softer material than that of the surface and disposed along the end portion of the body.
A method of producing a seal, comprising:
- providing a body comprising a deflectable intermediate portion terminating in an end portion;
- and
- disposing a sealing element comprising a softer material than that of the body along the end portion of the body.
A seal, comprising:
- a body comprising a deflectable intermediate portion terminating in an end portion;
- a sealing element comprising a softer material than that of the body and disposed along the end portion of the body;
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- means for retaining the sealing element at the end portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.