Gasket construction
AssigneeYoshida Kogyo K.K.
InventorsTaro Okawa, Hideichi Takeda
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Abstract
A gasket construction for mounting a plurality of panes or panel members within a frame comprises a gasket member having a one-piece body, and a desiccant material incorporated in the one-piece body. The gasket body has at least one spacer wall section formed integrally therewith to provide a plurality of continuous peripheral grooves for receiving the panel members in parallel, closely spaced planes with an enclosed space formed therebetween. Means are provided for communicating the desiccant material with the enclosed space or spaces to prevent the generation and presence of condensation on the interior surfaces of the panel members.
Claims7
A gasket construction for mounting a plurality of panel members within a rigid frame, said gasket construction comprising:
- A one-piece flexible body having a pair of parallel spaced opposed sidewalls, and a peripheral wall interconnecting said sidewalls to define a continuous channel of substantially U-shaped cross-section, said flexible body having a partition wall extending transversely between said sidewalls in spaced apart substantially parallel relationship to said peripheral wall to form a continuous opening for receiving dessicant, at least one peripheral spacer wall section extending integrally from said partition wall in parallel spaced relation to said sidewalls, so that a plurality of continuous peripheral grooves are provided for receiving the panel members in parallel closely spaced planes with an enclosed space formed therebetween, and passage means in said partition wall and said spacer wall section for communicating said continuous opening with the enclosed space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.