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US 6,585,271 B2Granted
Seal member, assembly, and method
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorPatrick N. Divan
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Abstract
A seal assembly and method according to which a plurality of seal members are provided, each of which is formed by a strip of material having two interlocking portions. One of the interlocking portion of each seal member interlocks with one interlocking portion of another seal member, and the other interlocking portion of the each seal member interlocks with one interlocking portion of another seal member.
Claims7
A seal assembly comprising:
- a plurality of seal members, each comprising a strip of material having two interlocking portions, one of the interlocking portions of each seal member interlocking with one interlocking portion of another seal member, and the other interlocking portion of each seal member interlocking with one interlocking portion of another seal member;
- a pair of ribs projecting from a surface of each strip to define a seat, one of the ribs being located along one marginal edge portion of the strip, and the other rib being disposed in a spaced relation to the one rib;
- a ring-shaped spring member extending in the seat to apply a sealing pressure to the seal members to urge them into a sealing engagement with a surface over which they extend;
- a flange projecting from the surface of the other marginal edge portion of each strip, and
- a bracket extending over the flange to urge the seal member into a sealing engagement with the surface.
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A method of sealing between a tubular member and an opening in an enclosure comprising:
- interlocking one portion of a first seal member with an interlocking portion of a second seal member, and interlocking another portion of the first seal member with an interlocking portion of a third seal member to form a ring extending around an outer surface portion of the tubular member;
- inserting a spring member in a seat defined by a pair of ribs projecting from the seal members to apply a sealing pressure to the seal members and urge the seal members into a sealing engagement with the outer surface portion of the tubular member;
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- placing a bracket over a flange projecting from the seal members to urge the sealing members into a sealing engagement with a surface of the enclosure surrounding the opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.