Particular seal material or construction

A pipe coupling device includes an externally threaded first tubular coupling element engaged by an internally threaded second tubular element provided with an outer axially bored end wall and an annular nylon sealing member entrapped between the second element end wall and the confronting end face of...     

A seal for preventing passage of fluid through an opening in an electrolytic cell wall through which a conductor for carrying electricity to or from a cell electrode passes includes as elements thereof a portion of the cell wall opening which is tapered so as to be larger at the outer part of the wall...     

A sealing device for use with a liquid dispensing nozzle assembly having a nozzle housing with an elongated discharge spout, a flexible vapor collector surrounding the spout with one free end and the other end attached to the nozzle housing or in proximity thereto, and provided with a means to recover...     

A compound sealing gasket is provided for vacuum line connectors which ines a tight seal and reduced galvanic reactions when the connectors consist of dissimilar metals.

A seal for a duct terminator, that is adapted to be formed with an underground utility vault, is secured to the bell-mouth portion of the duct terminator, and is operative to facilitate the molding of the utility vault, and after being embedded in the utility vault, provides additional seals to prevent...     

An elastomeric seal for sealing a large annular space having a groove on the low pressure side so that the seal will deflect easily when inserting a cylinder from the low pressure side and will withstand high differential pressure without blowing through.

A grommet of the type adapted to lockingly mount within and seal an opening in a panel and wherein said grommet includes an elastomeric body having a nonelastomeric locking ring imbedded substantially entirely within said body such that the body includes first and second elastomeric annular sealing surfaces...     

A light walled circular metallic conduit including a first conduit member and a second conduit member. An expanded section is at one end of the first conduit member and an end of said second conduit member is snugly telescoped within said expanded section of said first conduit member. The expanded section...     

A housing for splicing a trunk cable to a plurality of tip cables has a detachable end cap for receiving the tip cables. The detachable end cap is constructed from a pair of attached molded sections having flat spaced parallel surfaces between which is positioned a rubber sealing member. A plurality...     

An improved sealing member utilizable as a plug button or grommet is disclosed. An annular locking portion made of a rigid material is integrally bonded to a flexible elastomeric body. For use as a grommet, the sealing member also has an opening in the center of the elastomeric body and a sealing surface...     

A sealing member adapted to form a fluid seal about an opening in an air flow system and which may be removed from the system in the event of the contamination of the fluid. In a preferred embodiment, the sealing member comprises a retainer having a cross-sectional configuration which defines a pair...     

A prewired electrical switch having an attached electrical cable includes a housing which provides a cable seal which prevents fluid from traveling by capillary action from outside the housing through the electrical cable into the interior of the switch housing where the fluid can interfere with the...     

A joint between two pipe flanges comprises a substantially flat annular spacer with slightly beveled faces confronting respective flange surfaces, each of these faces having an annular groove occupied by a sealing ring of relatively soft metal projecting therefrom. Prior to assembly, each sealing ring...     

A method of making a sealing member and a sealing member made by the method, for association with a bore in a barrel member comprises cutting into and rolling a thin layer from a rod of circular cross-section, preferably made of P.T.F.E., leaving the rolled layer integral with the support, forming an...     

An expansion seal for use with a product pipeline which extends through a larger casing is disclosed. The seal may also be adapted to function as a coupling if a leak occurs in the product pipeline. The device comprises a cap having an axial opening to receive a sleeve which then surrounds the pipeline....     

This invention relates to a pipe seal or joint, and refers especially to a seal between an inner tubular surface and an outer tubular surface. The invention is concerned particularly, but is not limited, to seals of the O-ring or D-ring type employed in the joining of concrete pipes, for example for...     

A sealed assembly of two cooperating movable or stationary parts with a gap separating different-pressure media, which comprises at least one recess formed in one of said parts to accommodate a liquid seal, said recess communicating with said gap, and a polycapillary lock formed as a compressed fine-grained...     

An electric penetration assembly for passing electrical conductors through the wall of a pressure vessel has at least one hermetically sealed electric feed-through conductor surrounded by an insulator. The insulator is symmetrical about an axis parallel with the conductors and is impervious with a pervious...     

A bulkhead fitting for use with plastic material for conducting fluid through an aperture in the material and comprising coupling components on either side of the material which interfaces with the plastic material by an abrasive element pressed against the plastic material by an intermediate compressible...     

Joints for limiting the stresses on non-ductile components and structures, and methods for fabricating such joints.

A pipe coupling including an annular lip seal that wipes the contacted pipe portion clean, when inserted therein. The lip seal also, while the pipe is situated in place while in use, precludes the entry of foreign material, such as sand or dirt, between the pipe and coupling. An inner seal further prevents...     

A high-pressure joint tester includes a pair (or two pairs) of plugs, each plug having an annular rigid channel containing an inflatable elastomeric annular tube. The spaced, parallel plugs are joined together by a rigid cylindrical wall extending between inner sides of the channels. The tubes are inflated...     

The outlet of an exhaust manifold for a transversely mounted vehicle engine is coupled by an articulated connection with the inlet of an exhaust header. The articulated connection has portions associated with the manifold and header respectively and includes an annular seal ring with a spherical sealing...     

A seal or packing member, in annular or elongate strip form, the packing member having at least a partially layered construction comprised of at least one layer of a fabric-type material and another layer comprised of a binder having a fibrous filler generally uniformly disposed therein, the fibers of...     

There is disclosed a resiliently deformable metallic annular sealing ring comprising an inner element and at least one adjacent concentric element. Each of the elements has a radial cross sectional shape comprising a curvilinear member which encompasses at least a portion of a circle, e.g., at least...     

A sealing ring to be received by an annular groove in one of two pipe elements which can be inserted one into the other, to seal between the pipe elements. The sealing ring comprises two integrated portions of different hardnesses, forming two surfaces enclosing an obtuse angle one of said surfaces being...     

An anti-stick, non-liquid absorbing laminated gasket and a process for its preparation are disclosed in which a metallic base sheet has a bonded fibrous layer adhered to at least one face of the sheet. The fibrous layer contains a liquid-impermeable resinous impregnant and an anti-stick coat disposed...     

A guided expansion joint (1) for fluidically connecting two pipes (2,3) in sealed relationship includes low friction annular guides (11,12) at each end of the expansion joint (1) intermediate the slip (4) and the external sleeve (5). A conventional stuffing box (18) provides the seal between the external...     

A sealing device comprising a hollow body member having a plurality of spaced apart external deformable flanges and provided with a sealant on its external surface, preferably between the flanges. The device may be used to seal a supply line within a duct by pushing it within the duct so that the flanges...     

A stationary sealing ring adapted to seal a grooved carrier and a circular housing is disclosed. The sealing ring includes a plurality of stacked, annular parted ring segments dimensioned to slip within the carrier groove and an expander which exerts a radial force on an inner face of each of the segments....     

A joint for jointing the ends of two pipes, particularly lined pipes, in which a radial resilient portion extends between the two ends of the pipes, two oppositely extending axial portions at the radial inner part of the radial portion each engage within the interior of one of the two pipe ends. Construction...     

This is a method of making metal gaskets by coating a hollow cylindrical metal blank on each of the entire inner and outer peripheral surfaces with a soft metal to be of a fixed thickness and then cutting it off along an imaginary conical surface having an apex on its center axis.

The invention provides a novel gasket for electric shielding composed of an electrically insulating rubbery elastic material as the continuum or matrix and a conductive phase dispersed therein. Different from conventional gaskets for electric shielding in which conductive filaments or particles form...     

The method comprises taking textile or synthetic threads and impregnating the threads by passage in a bath of an elastomer or plastomer material. Thereafter a band is formed from the impregnated threads and shaped into a ring and moulded under pressure.

A coaxial cable is fed through a wall without introducing electrical reflections or otherwise compromising the cable's electrical integrity. A cylindrically-shaped housing having a cavity is inserted through an opening in the wall and is locked in place while an o-ring seals the juncture. A curable adhesive...     

A flexible, fluid-tight seal assembly for sealing the gap between a duct and a wall where the duct passes through an opening in the wall. The seal assembly includes an annular housing affixed to and centered on the opening in the wall. The housing includes a circular recess opening inwardly toward the...     

An intravascular catheter apparatus (1) is described comprising a hub (2), means forming a first passageway (4), a canula (3), a puncturing means (9), a sealing means (8) and a means forming a second passageway (5) with said sealing means (8) extending a predetermined distance into said second passageway...     

A pipe bell including a radially extending groove which is defined rearwardly by an acute angle of design to firmly seat a gasket therein. The groove is forwardly defined by an inwardly curved mouth or inward bend of suitable size to receive the spigot end of the next adjacent pipe length therein. A...     

A fire-resistant seal for maintaining sealing contact between the sealing surfaces within a packing box under high temperature differentials between the inner and the outer members of such packing box, comprising one or more graphite-component seal rings for engaging the sealing surfaces of the inner...     

A seal for vacuum flange connections includes a plastically deformable seal ing and an associated ring designed to ensure that the seal remains tight even upon cooling after a previous heating. This is obtained by providing a support ring having two resilient retaining portions, each for one plastically...     

Flexible sheet material suitable for use in the manufacture of gaskets has a basis (85-95% by weight) of fine particles of a non-fibrous charged-layer-silicate mineral such as chlorite and includes a minor proportion (at least 2% but not more than 15% by weight of the material) of organic web-forming...     

A low-friction, water- and steam-resistant packing suitable for both static and dynamic applications includes inorganic fiber selected from the group consisting of chemical, electrical, structural and alkali resistant glasses, ceramic, quartz, carbon and graphite materials, and dispersed and dried, but...     

A rubber ring-shaped seal is provided with a centrally disposed ring-shaped elastomeric tubular insert mounted therein. A helical coil spring is mounted in the insert so that part of the ring-shaped insert is between the helical coil spring and the work-contacting surfaces of the seal. The seal is mounted...     

A ring shaped seal is formed from an elastomeric material and is generally circular in cross-section. The material is covered in part with an elastomeric impregnated fabric secured thereon which serves as a work contacting surface for making a sealing engagement with a surface on a duct. A tubular ring...     

A universal sleeve for use in an air recirculation barrier to seal off the passage of air around penetrating components comprising a flexible piece of material joined along two edges to enclose the components passing thru the barrier. The engaging edges of the flexible material has Velcro tape of hook...     

A joint includes two members with facing surface sections sealed together by a meltable seal material contained within a reservoir between the surface sections. A non-capillary recess in one of the members adjacent one surface section keeps the seal material from flowing out of the reservoir between...     

A seal is disclosed having a member of castable material. The member has a first surface and a second surface, and at least one aperture formed in the member during the casting of the member. A seal is positioned in the aperture in the member. The seal is positioned in the aperture during the casting...     

A seal assembly for an articulated coupling of two pipes has a first flange adapted for affixation to the end of a first pipe, a first slide face on the first flange, and a second flange adapted for affixation to the end of a second pipe. The second flange has an annular part including an engagement...     

A sealing ring having at least one jacket face serving as slide face, the ring comprising pressed together fiber materials and slide materials, with the ring containing as a third component up to 10 parts by weight of such finely dispersed additives which chemically react with the fibers under the pressure...     

A vertical spigot joint for sealing the space between the socket and the end of a pipe inserted in the socket has an aluminium cord sealing the space and a filler mixture. The filler mixture comprises aluminium cement, vermiculite grains and a plastics material which retains its plastic properties in...     

An asbestos-free rope packing comprising at least 3 strands of a twisted, ceramic fiber-containing paper wherein: (a) each of said strands contains at least one carrier insert; (b) said twisted ceramic fiber-containing paper contains about 3-9 wt. % of a suitable bonding agent; (c) said paper has a thickness...     

An apparatus and method are provided for pressure testing pipe and fittings systems. A seal has a disk portion and a flange portion. The seal is permanently attached to the inside of a fitting on the distal end of the pipe section to be tested, thereby blocking fluid flow. The section is installed and...     

This invention relates to a tight connection device comprising a flexible metal joint. The joint, located in two trapezoidal grooves formed in two flanges, has in the rest condition an oval section, whereof one of the axes of symmetry is located in the plane of symmetry of the joints. The joint is in...     

An annular fluid seal for pressurized fluid systems particularly for use with a coupling having interconnectable self-sealing male and female parts. The two-part seal is mounted within an annular gland recess within the male part and includes a relatively rigid primary annular body of synthetic plastic...     

Disclosed is a method and apparatus for forming a liquid tight joint between the ends of conductors (pipes) in a piping system for carrying a liquid metal fluid (LiPb). The ends of the pipes are loosely telescoped to allow for misalignment and then initially cooled by coils to solidify the liquid metal...     

A ring for the leak-proof and traction-resistant joining of the ends of two pipes which surround one another at a radial distance, made of a basic body of soft-elastic, resilient material having cylindrical contact surfaces engaging the pipes, and of a cone ring of unyielding material embedded therein,...     

A seal assembly for incorporation into a pipe coupling has a fire-ring which is adapted to seal against the juxtaposed ends of pipes and provide a substantial seal between the pipe ends in the event that the body of the elastomeric seal is subjected of thermal destruction.

A compression seal between opposed faces (3 & 4) of two metal members (1 & 2) comprises a metal ring (5) having a relatively thin annular web (7) and thickened beads (8 & 9) at its inner and outer peripheries defining an annular trough on each side of the web. The beads terminate in knife edges (10),...     

A temperature-sensitive gasket comprised of an annular ring formed by alternating layers of a spirally wound bimetallic strip and an adjacent strip of soft filler material, such as Teflon. When viewed in cross-section, the bimetallic strip has a centrally located V-shaped fold in an otherwise flat surface....     

An elastomeric seal for incorporation into a pipe coupling includes a fire-ring which acts to retain a residual portion of a radial flange of the seal in sealing relationship with the pipe ends in the event of thermal destruction of the remainder of the seal.

An apparatus is provided for pressure testing pipe and fittings systems. A seal has a disk portion and a flange portion. The seal is permanently attached to the inside of a fitting on the distal end of the pipe section to be tested, thereby blocking fluid flow. The section is installed and tested by...     

A compliant, synthetic material of predetermined thickness is inserted into the space between cables and the inner surface of a pedestal enclosure which houses the cables. The compliant material prevents moisture, rodents, and insects from entering the upper portion of the enclosure. Drainage slots are...     

A bi-directional metal-to-metal seal (10) comprising a ring with a pair of oppositely acting sealing elements (20 or 22) integral with the outer periphery of the ring. In one embodiment, two pairs of such sealing elements (20 and 22) are located on each end of the ring (as viewed in cross section) and...     

A gasket for use in an engine exhaust system. The gasket includes a layer of ceramic fibers with particles of mica or vermiculite dispersed in the ceramic fibers. The mica or the vermiculite expands when it is heated and then the free dimension is increased after the heat is relieved so that the gasket...     

A firewall seal in accordance with the present invention comprises a one-piece sheet of flexible fireproof material folded to form at least a two-ply seal component. Aligned openings are provided in each ply. At least one opening in each ply of the sheet is provided for passing a pipe, and a slit extends...     

A sealing ring, having a ring body made, for example, of high-temperature resistant compressed metal fibers includes a roughened surface adapted to be pressed against and displaced by sliding relative to a counter-face.

Disclosed is a sealing ring comprising a molded elastomer ring having an inner ring contained therein which forms a pipe joint between two abutted pipe ends. Each of the pipe ends includes a recessed part, a flange or the like, which can be clamped together, for example, by means of a screw, and each...     

A gland seal for addition to a boiler and furnace structure which has pipes (20) passing through a waterwall (12) and seal box (30). The gland seal includes a packing (40) of ceramic rope of square cross-section wrapped on the pipes (20) adjacent the front plate (34) of the seal box (30) with a hose...     

A high-temperature resistant sealing gasket, adapted to be clamped between flanged pipe ends for service in a static environment, comprises a flat mica mat including, in a superposed relationship, a great number of mica scales, each formed of a plurality of stacked, extremely thin mica platelets held...     

A method and device which provide a liquid-tight seal between a length of pipe, a housing, or other hollow structure and cured concrete in which the structure is embedded. A foamed polymeric sealing element is bonded about a portion of the exterior surface of the structure, and gunnite or concrete is...     

A hydraulic connector for a subsea well assembly has spherical hydraulic seats. Each seat has the same radius of curvature in a vertical direction as in a horizontal direction. Each connector member has a plurality of hydraulic passages, each hydraulic passage having a port terminating at the hydraulic...     

A joint has a first flange rigidly secured to the outer peripheral surface of an end portion of a first pipe and a second flange rigidly secured to the outer peripheral surface of an end portion of a second pipe. The first and second flanges are aligned with each other and joined together by nuts and...     

A sealed cable connector includes a plug or coupler with a sleeve extending over the cable end and surrounding a strain relief ring, contoured annular seal and a thrust collar. The seal includes an outer ring and an inner ring which are connected with each other by a radial bridge. During assembly, the...     

A seal assembly for providing a primary metal-to-metal seal between the outer wall of a tubular member and the inner wall of a surrounding receiving bore slidingly receiving the tubular member. The sealing assembly includes a metal seal ring member having the general configuration of a toroid which has...     

A pipe gasket is shown for use in forming a joint made up of an outer pipe having an annular groove therein for receiving the gasket and an inner pipe inserted within the outer pipe. The gasket includes a body formed from a resilient material having an interior and an exterior. The interior of the body...     

A metallic gasket for sealing a joint between first and second surfaces subjected to high pressure and high temperature. Other gaskets used to seal such joints are of a fibrous composition held together by a suitable bonding agent and a deformable elastomer coat or bead. Many of these gaskets used for...     

An apparatus and method providing a bakeable sealing means for a vacuum system, and thereby an improved bakeable ultra-high vacuum system; the apparatus comprising: a first sealing element composed substantially of an elastomeric material; a second sealing element comprising PTFE; and means for engaging...     

A device for sealing a refueling opening has an elastic sealing member. The elastic member seals the gap between a tubular casing disposed in a refueling pipe and a refueling nozzle inserted into the casing during a refueling operation. The elastic sealing member is disposed within a seal supporting...     

A highly compressible gasket material is formed by fusing two filled sheets of PTFE containing dispersed microballoons to a central unfilled sheet of PTFE which provides tensile strength to the material. The two unfilled sheets each constitute from 20% to 25% of the overall thickness of the gasket material....     

According to the present invention an elastomeric grommet includes an axial extending central tubular portion of diameter less than the diameter of the compartment wall opening. A flange portion is integral with the central tubular portion and has a diameter greater than the diameter of the compartment...     

A novel fluid coupling and seal assembly. The assembly includes a coupling body 12 having generally concentric first and second bores 36,38 of greater and lesser diameters, respectively, the first bore also being provided with a generally cylindrical groove 44. A resilient retainer 14 is assembled within...     

A metal seal for sealing against casing in a well has a plurality of circumferentially axially spaced metal bands. An inlay material partially fills the cavities located between the metal bands. The metal bands are soft enough to deform when the seal is pressed into contact with the casing. The bands...     

An intake manifold wherein separately produced sections of metallic or plastic material have neighboring surfaces defining a chamber which is adjacent the cavity of the manifold and is filled with a vulcanized elastomeric material which is bonded to the neighboring surfaces by a coupling agent, such...     

A high temperature low friction dynamic seal includes a wire mesh base portion and a compressed shell portion on the base portion. The shell portion includes between approximately 2% and 30% of high aspect ratio vermiculite having a mean particle size of less than approximately 50 microns, between approximately...     

A metal seal for sealing against casing in a well has a plurality of circumferentially spaced metal hands. An inlay material fills the cavities located between the metal bands. The inlay material has a groove formed in its sealing side. The metal bands are soft enough to deform when the seal if pressed...     

Apparatus seals holes in an airplane bulkhead and provides for the passage through such holes of members (e.g. electrical wires) furnishing utilities to the airplane. The apparatus includes: 1. A hollow sleeve made from a light, strong and stable material (e.g. titanium) to provide a conduit for the...     

A metallic seal ring assembly including a U-shaped ring having a bight section and a pair of legs, a flange on the end of each of the legs, each flange including a radial surface and an annular surface, the distance between the radial surfaces being greater than the width of the bight section of the...     

An electromagnetic shielding gasket assembly includes a coil spring for blocking the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast. The coil spring includes individal coils interconnected with one another and disposed in a canted relationship with a centerline of the coil spring and cause the coil spring...     

The gasket of the present invention includes a length of rope having a circumferential outer surface. The rope is formed at least substantially by a plurality of woven fibrous yarns. The gasket further includes an elastomeric coating adhered to the circumferential outer surface of the rope along the...     

A pipe joint sealer for providing a watertight joint in metal pipe, cast concrete pipe, plastic pipe and the like is disclosed. The pipe joint sealer prevents fine dirt and sand from entering the pipe through the joint. The pipe joint sealer is comprised of an absorbent material such as low density,...     

A double face seal for coke ovens comprising charging and venting tubes having flanges; charging and venting ports having top surfaces; and sealing means attached to the flanges for engaging and sealing the top surfaces during charging and venting of coke ovens.

An electromagnetic shielding spring gasket assembly includes a coil spring for blocking the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast. The coil spring includes a plurality of coils having a major and a minor axis and canted along a center line defined by an intersection of the major and minor axes...     

A load sensing gasket having a gasket body defining a service opening for fluids and having a load sensor encased in a cavity in the body. The gasket body comprises a first gasket layer providing a first outer gasketing surface and a first inner surface, a second gasket layer providing a second outer...     

A seal characterized by prossessing a cushioning part formed by cross-linking a copolymer of an .alpha.-olefin with a carboxylic acid-containing vinyl monomer owing to exposure to radiation or electron beam.

A sealing sleeve for a gate valve is disclosed which is designed to respond to movements of the gate of the valve in a particular manner. The seal undergoes an axial compressive type movement as the gate is moved between opposed sealing sleeves and this causes a predetermined radially inward buckling...     

A canted-coil spring-loaded ring seal assembly including a plurality of coils having a major and a minor axis and canted along a center line defined by an intersection of the major and minor axes along with an elastic material, disposed around and between said plurality of coils and having a hollow cross-section,...     

A cyclone expansion seal joint assembly for use in interfacing components having differing thermal properties and conditions such as that in power plant, said joint formed of connecting sections (12), each having a series of corrugated plates (4, 8), interspersed between substantially "U"-shaped expansion...     

Gasketing paper is commonly made by the beater addition process. In the beater addition process a furnish composition is prepared by mixing latex into a fiber slurry which also typically contains one or more fillers. The beater addition process is currently being scrutinized because of environmental...     

A cylindrically-shaped rubber seal is connected to a crimped wire terminal inserted to a connector member to effectively seal the terminal housing, or is connected to the fitting members of mating connectors to effectively seal the fitting members. The rubber seal is made of a rubber filled with reinforcing...     

A seal is provided for use with a tube coupling assembly. The tube coupling includes a male fitting having a beveled conical surface on the outside of its end and a female fitting having a beveled conical surface on the inside of its end. The selected angle for the bevels on both the male and female...