Gasket assembly with sealing member having main body with integral tabs

A sealing member adapted to seal a high pressure fluid opening comprising:

• a metal plate, said plate having a main body with an outer periphery and further including opposed upper and lower surfaces, a high pressure fluid flow defined by said main body, a plurality of integral tabs extending radially outwardly from said outer periphery of said main body, each of said tabs having a radially inner root and a radially outer apex, a tab pair formed by two of said tabs in close circumferential proximity, at least three tab pairs circumferentially spaced about said outer periphery of said main body, a first tab of each said tab pair having a generally S-shaped cross-section such that said apex is transversely spaced from the plane of said main body, a second tab of each said tab pair having an equal, but oppositely directed S-shaped cross-section such that said apex of said first tab and said apex of said second tab are equally transversely spaced from the plane of said main body, said first tab and said second tab adapted to engage a gasket body on opposite sides of said gasket body, said main body further defining a plurality of apertures positioned radially inwardly of said outer periphery;
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• a compressible laminate molded to said main body of said metal plate radially inwardly of said outer periphery, said laminate including a base portion and an abutting integral bead, said bead having a greater axial extent than said base portion, said bead adjacent said outer periphery of said main body, a first laminate molded to said upper surface and a second laminate bonded to said lower surface, said first laminate cross-linked with said second laminate through said apertures.

A gasket assembly adapted to seal a high pressure fluid opening comprising:

• a gasket body with opposed upper and lower faces and an inner periphery defining an opening that extends through a portion of said gasket body;
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• a sealing member received within said opening of said gasket, said sealing member including
• a metal plate, said plate having a main body with an outer periphery and further including opposed upper and lower surfaces, a high pressure fluid flow opening defined by said main body, a plurality of integral tabs extending radially outwardly from said outer periphery of said main body, each of said tabs having a radially inner root and a radially outer apex, a tab pair formed by two of said tabs in close circumferential proximity, a plurality of tab pairs circumferentially spaced about said outer periphery of said main body, an outer face of said apex of a first tab of each said tab pair generally flush with said upper face of said gasket body and an outer face of said apex of a second tab of each said tab pair generally flush with said lower face of said gasket body, and
• a compressible laminate bonded to said main body of said metal plate adjacent said outer periphery, said laminate including a bead adjacent said outer periphery of said main body.