Boot with O-ring seal
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorRichard Allen Devers
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Abstract
A boot with O-ring seal for sealing around an article such as a universal joint housing includes a boot having a hollow body adapted to tightly receive the article. An O-ring extends lengthwise within an internal annular groove in the body. The O-ring, in its natural free state condition, has a radial dimension which is greater than the depth of the groove so that when the article is received in the body the O-ring is deformed and makes sealing contact with the article. The O-ring, in its natural free state condition, has an axial dimension which is less than the width of the groove by an amount such that when the article is received in the body and the O-ring makes sealing contact with the article, the O-ring is deformed into the space between the side walls of the groove.
Claims12
A boot with O-ring seal for sealing around an article such as a universal joint housing, comprising:
- a boot having a hollow body adapted to tightly receive the article, and
- a deformable O-ring extending circumferentially within the body to make continuous sealing contact with the article when the article is tightly received in the boot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.