End cap for fluid cylinder
AssigneeTayco Developments, Inc.
InventorDouglas P. Taylor
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Abstract
An end cap for a cylinder including a body portion having an outer surface and first and second ends, a bore extending between the first and second ends, an annular sealing lip surrounding the bore, an annular recess surrounding the annular sealing lip, an annular outer body portion surrounding the annular recess, with the annular recess permitting radial flexing of the annular outer body portion both toward and away from the annular sealing lip, and an annular barb on the outer surface extending circumferentially about the annular outer body portion for reception in a mating groove in the cylinder.
Claims19
An end cap for a cylinder comprising a plastic body portion having an outer surface and first and second ends, a bore in said body portion extending between said first and second ends, an annular flexible sealing lip surrounding said bore at said second end, an annular recess surrounding said annular flexible sealing lip at said second end, a flexible annular outer body portion surrounding said annular recess at said second end, said annular recess permitting radial flexing of said flexible annular outer body portion both toward and away from said annular flexible sealing lip and permitting flexing of said annular flexible sealing lip, and protuberance means on said outer surface extending in a circumferential direction about said flexible annular outer body portion.
An end cap for a cylinder comprising a body portion having an outer surface and first and second ends, a bore in said body portion extending between said first and second ends, an annular flexible sealing lip surrounding said bore at said second end, an annular recess surrounding said annular flexible sealing lip at said second end, a flexible annular outer body portion surrounding said annular recess at said second end, said annular recess permitting radial flexing of said flexible annular outer body portion both toward and away from said annular flexible sealing lip and permitting flexing of said annular flexible sealing lip, and protuberance means on said outer surface extending in a circumferential direction about said flexible annular outer body portion.
An end cap for a cylinder comprising a plastic body portion having an outer surface and first and second ends, a bore in said body portion extending between said first and second ends, an annular lip surrounding said bore at said second end, an annular recess surrounding said annular lip at said second end, an annular outer body portion surrounding said annular recess at said second end, said annular recess permitting radial flexing of said annular outer body portion both toward and away from said annular lip, protuberance means on said outer surface extending in a circumferential direction about said annular outer body portion, a screw thread on said body means at the periphery of said bore, said screw thread being deeper proximate said first end and shallower proximate said second end.
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