Reusable dust cap for a pulley assembly
AssigneeDayco IP Holdings, LLC
InventorAnthony Eugene Lannutti
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Abstract
A dust cap for sealing engagement with an opening of a member is disclosed. The dust cap is removable from the opening of the member by a tool. The dust cap includes a body and an elastomeric portion. The body defines an outer perimeter, an inner surface, an outer surface, and a recess disposed along the outer surface. The recess is shaped to receive a portion of the tool. The elastomeric portion is located around the outer perimeter of the body. The elastomeric portion is sealingly engageable with the opening of the body member.
Claims20
A dust cap for sealing engagement with an opening of a member, wherein the dust cap is removable from the opening of the member by a tool, comprising:
- a body defining an outer perimeter, an inner surface, an outer surface, and a recess disposed along the outer surface, the recess shaped to receive a portion of the tool;
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- an elastomeric portion located around the outer perimeter of the body, the elastomeric portion sealingly engageable with the opening of the body member.
A rotatable assembly, comprising:
- a rotatable member having a bore therethrough, wherein the bore defines an opening;
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- a dust cap removable from the opening of the member by a tool, the dust cap comprising:
- a body defining an outer perimeter, an inner surface, an outer surface, and a recess disposed along the outer surface, the recess shaped to receive a portion of the tool;
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- an elastomeric portion located around the outer perimeter of the body, the elastomeric portion sealingly engaged with the opening of the body member.
A dust cap for sealing engagement with an opening of a member, wherein the dust cap is removable from the opening of the member, comprising:
- a body defining an outer perimeter and an aperture disposed along the outer surface;
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- an elastomeric portion located around the outer perimeter of the body and defining an outwardly extending projection, the outwardly extending projection received by the aperture of the body and providing a grasping surface, and the elastomeric portion sealingly engaged with the opening of the body member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.