Seal for fixing by gluing for an opening made in a metal sheet
AssigneeITW de France
InventorJacques de Baets
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
In a seal for an opening, a bead of meltable glue (3) is deposited on the top face of the peripheral flange (4), the bottom face of which lies facing the metal sheet (7) about the circumference of the opening (8), holes suitable for the glue to pass through when it melts as a result of the metal sheet being heated, being provided between the top and bottom faces of the peripheral flange, the glue, when cooling, fixing together the metal sheet and the bottom of the peripheral flange.
Claims20
A seal to be fixed within an opening defined within a sheet, comprising:
- a body portion for disposition within said opening defined within said sheet, and a peripheral flange portion for disposition about the circumference of said opening defined within said sheet when said body portion is disposed within said opening defined within said sheet;
- and
- meltable glue means for fixedly securing said peripheral flange portion to said sheet as a result of said meltable glue means being melted when said sheet is heated after said body portion is inserted within said opening of said sheet and after said meltable glue means cools and solidifies;
- said peripheral flange portion of said seal comprising a first top surface for holding said meltable glue means, a second bottom surface for engaging a top surface of said sheet when said body portion of said seal is disposed within said opening of said sheet, and a plurality of holes defined within said peripheral flange portion and extending between said first top surface of said peripheral flange portion and said second bottom surface of said peripheral flange portion for permitting said meltable glue means to pass therethrough when said meltable glue means has been melted so as to fixedly secure said peripheral flange portion of said seal to said top surface of said sheet.
In combination, a sheet member, and a seal to be fixed within an opening defined within said sheet member, comprising:
- a sheet member having an opening defined therein;
- and
- a seal member to be fixedly secured within said opening of said sheet member,
- said seal member comprising a body portion for disposition within said opening defined within said sheet member, and a peripheral flange portion for disposition about the circumference of said opening defined within said sheet member when said body portion is disposed within said opening defined within said sheet member;
- and meltable glue means for fixedly securing said peripheral flange portion to said sheet member as a result of said meltable glue means being melted when said sheet member is heated after said body portion is inserted within said opening of said sheet member and after said meltable glue means cools and solidifies;
- said peripheral flange portion of said seal comprising a first top surface for holding said meltable glue means, a second bottom surface for engaging a top surface of said sheet when said body portion of said seal is disposed within said opening of said sheet member, and a plurality of holes defined within said peripheral flange portion and extending between said first top surface of said peripheral flange portion and said second bottom surface of said peripheral flange portion for permitting said meltable glue means to pass therethrough when said meltable glue means has been melted so as to fixedly secure said peripheral flange portion of said seal to said top surface of said sheet member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.