Sealing profile
AssigneePhoenix Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsSiegfried Glang, Werner Grabe
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Abstract
A sealing profile formed of rubber or rubber-like material is provided for sealing tunnel segments which have circumferential recesses. There is a plurality of slotted grooves running parallel in the lengthwise direction on the base side of the profile and a plurality of channels running parallel in the lengthwise direction, the number of channels being no greater than the number of slotted grooves and at least one channel being in alignment with a corresponding groove.
Claims14
A sealing profile formed of an elastomeric material for sealing tunnel segments which have a circumferential recess, said sealing profile comprising:
- (a) a base side adapted to be accepted in the recesses of said tunnel and a profile body;
- (b) a plurality of slotted parallel grooves running in the lengthwise direction on the base side of said sealing profile;
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- (c) a plurality of parallel channels spaced from said parallel grooves and arranged in a plane substantially parallel to the base side of the sealing profile and running in the lengthwise direction in said profile body, the number of channels being no greater than the number of grooves and at least one of said plurality of channels being in alignment with a corresponding groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.