Gasket alignment insert
AssigneeMicrodot Inc.
InventorsPaul H. Miller, Brian F. Rericha, Paul J. Stoeck
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Abstract
An insert which ensures contiguity and proper alignment during installation of a plurality of gasket elements used to seal the joint between the mating surfaces of components comprising an internal combustion engine.
Claims11
A gasket assembly for retention of fluid in an internal combustion engine comprising
- a plurality of gasket elements having ends of reduced thickness which overlap with one another to form a continuous gasket, each of said overlapping ends having a circular aperture formed therein, and
- a cylindrical insert having a central longitudinal circular aperture and a radially outwardly projecting flange on one end, said insert being inserted through the apertures formed in the ends of said gasket elements, whereby said elements are joined.
A gasket assembly for retention of fluid in an internal combustion engine comprising a plurality of gasket elements having ends of reduced thickness which overlap with one another to form a continuous gasket, each pair of said overlapping ends comprising a first end having a cylindrical projection extending normal to the plane of said element and having a central longitudinal aperture formed therein to accept advancement of a fastener element therethrough, and a second end having a circular aperture formed therein, whereby said pair of overlapping ends are conjugally secured by insertion of said cylindrical projection of said first end through the circular aperture of said second end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.