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US 2022/0018436 A1Published application
Mechanical joint gasket with protrusions
AssigneeEBAA Iron, Inc.
InventorMichael L. Lundstrom
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Abstract
A mechanical joint according to which a gasket includes wipers, or protrusions, on an internal surface of the gasket, on an external surface of the gasket, or on both internal and external surfaces of the gasket.
Claims20
A gasket adapted to be a part of a mechanical joint, the gasket comprising:
- a ring-shaped body forming an opening, wherein the opening extends between a first end of the ring-shaped body and an opposing second end of the ring-shaped body;
- wherein the ring-shaped body has an inner surface adapted to engage a pipe;
- wherein the ring-shaped body has an outer surface that opposes the inner surface;
- wherein a first plurality of protrusions is formed on the body;
- and
- wherein the first plurality of protrusions is formed by the inner surface and extends toward a center of the opening.
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A gasket adapted to be a part of a mechanical joint, the gasket comprising:
- a ring-shaped body forming an opening, wherein the opening extends between a first end of the ring-shaped body and an opposing second end of the ring-shaped body;
- wherein the ring-shaped body has an inner surface adapted to engage a pipe;
- wherein the ring-shaped body has an outer surface that opposes the inner surface;
- wherein a first plurality of protrusions is formed on the body;
- and
- wherein the first plurality of protrusions is formed by the outer surface and extends away from a center of the opening.
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A mechanical joint comprising:
- a pipe;
- a bell;
- and
- a gasket engaging the pipe and the bell;
- wherein the gasket comprises a ring-shaped body;
- wherein the ring-shaped body has an inner surface engaging the pipe;
- wherein the ring-shaped body has an outer surface engaging the bell;
- wherein a first plurality of protrusions is formed by the inner surface and extends toward the pipe;
- and
- wherein a second plurality of protrusions is formed by the outer surface and extends towards the bell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.