Compressor manifold seal

Claim 1

IN A HERMETIC MOTOR COMPRESSOR APPARATUS, THE COMBINATION OF A HOUSING DEFINING A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER; A COMPRESSOR BLOCK TELESCOPICALLY RECEIVED IN SAID CHAMBER, SAID BLOCK HAVING FIRST AND SECOND ANNULAR SIDES PROJECTING THEREFROM ENGAGEABLE WITH THE INNER WALL OF SAID HOUSING TO DEFINE IN COOPERATION THEREWITH A SUBSTANTIALLY ANNULAR DISCHARGE MANIFOLD; THE PART OF SAID BLOCK BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND PROJECTING SIDES DEFINING A PLURALITY OF RADIALLY ORIENTED CYLINDERS OPENING INTO SAID DISCHARGE MANIFOLD; A CRANKSHAFT ROTATABLY JOURNALLED IN SAID BLOCK; A PISTON SLIDABLY RECEIVED IN EACH CYLINDER OPERATIVELY SECURED TO SAID CRANKSHAFT; A SUCTION MANIFOLD; VALVE MEANS REGULATING COMMUNICATION OF EACH CYLINDER WITH SAID SUCTION MANIFOLD AND SAID DISCHARGE MANIFOLD; AND MEANS FOR SUB-DIVIDING SAID DISCHARGE MANIFOLD INTO A FIRST MANIFOLD SECTION COMMUNICATING WITH AT LEAST ONE OF SAID CYLINDERS AND A SECOND MANIFOLD SECTION TO PERMIT SAID FIRST MANIFOLD SECTION TO BE CONNECTED WITH SAID SUCTION MANIFOLD TO THEREBY RENDER SAID ONE CYLINDER