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US 4,298,204 AGranted
Seal
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorDanny R. Jinkins
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Abstract
A seal is provided for sealing first and second mating surfaces. The seal comprises a channel in the first surface with a first projection in the bottom of the channel projecting upward towards the first surface. A second projection projects from the second surface towards the first surface and the second projection is aligned with the channel in the first surface. A gasket is positioned between the first and second surfaces at least partially within the channel, the first and second projections contacting the gasket and deforming the gasket at the points of contact thereof.
Claims5
A seal for sealing a two-member joint comprising:
- (a) a first planar surface on one of the members,
- (b) a second planar surface on the other of the members disposed adjacent to and normally spaced from the first planar surface,
- (c) a channel formed in one of the members in the planar surface thereof, the side walls of the channel being integral with the member and the surface, said side walls sloping outwardly such that the width of the base of the channel is narrower than the width of the opening of the channel,
- (d) a projection formed in alignment with and projecting within the channel on the adjacent planar surface, and
- (e) gasket means disposed in the channel and engaged by the projection to seal the joint at the first and second planar surfaces of the two respective members, wherein the width of the base of the channel is narrower than the width of the gasket means and the width of the opening of the channel is greater than the width of the gasket means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.