Head gasket assembly having parts therein

Claim 2

In a head gasket assembly comprising a heat-sensitive multiLayered main gasket body defining a combustion opening and a plurality of other apertures therein, a second centrally apertured metallic-armored gasket means suspended in said combustion opening and positioned inside of the periphery of said opening, the improvement comprising a plurality of widely spaced discrete peripheral elements formed integrally with said second armored gasket means and projecting outwardly from said armored gasket means, across any space between said armored gasket means and said periphery, and toward said multilayered main gasket body, some of said peripheral elements located above said main gasket body and some located below for suspending and positioning said second gasket means in said combustion opening.

Claim 3

In the gasket assembly of claim 1 wherein said armored gasket means comprises a metallic wire ring and a U-shaped metal annulus opening toward said periphery and surrounding said wire ring.

Claim 4

In the gasket assembly of claim 1 wherein said armored gasket means is a U-shaped annulus opening towards said periphery and each of the legs of said annulus mounts some of said plurality of peripheral elements.

Claim 5

In the gasket assembly of claim 1 wherein said armored gasket means is a U-shaped annulus opening towards said periphery and one of the legs thereof mounts all of said plurality of peripheral elements.

Claim 6

In a gasket assembly comprising a main gasket body defining an opening therein, a second centrally apertured armored gasket means of a construction different from that of said main gasket body suspended in said opening and spaced inwardly of the periphery of said opening, the improvement comprising a plurality of widely spaced peripheral elements formed integrally with said second gasket means and projecting outwardly of said gasket means and toward and over and under said main gasket body for suspending and positioning said second gasket means in said opening, said armored gasket means being a U-shaped annulus opening towards said periphery and one of the legs thereof mounting all to said plurality of peripheral elements, some of said peripheral elements being folded substantially at right angles to said leg and being folded substantially at right angles to said leg and being return folded intermediate their lengths to project in the same direction as the other of said peripheral elements.

Claim 7

In a gasket assembly comprising a main gasket body defining an opening therein, a second centrally apertured armored gasket means of a construction different from that of said main gasket body suspended in said opening and spaced inwardly of the periphery of said opening, the improvement comprising a plurality of widely spaced peripheral elements formed integrally with said second gasket means and projecting outwardly of said gasket means and toward and over and under said main gasket body for suspending and positioning said second gasket means in said opening, said armored gasket means being a U-shaped annulus opening towards said periphery and one of the legs thereof mounting all to said plurality of peripheral elements, some of said peripheral elements being folded substantially at right angles to said leg and being folded substantially at right angles to said leg and being return folded intermediate their lengths to project in the same direction as the other of said peripheral elements.

Claim 8

In a gasket assembly comprising a U-shaped metal annulus opening outwardly of its outer perimeter and encircling and enclosing a wire ring, the improvement comprising a plurality of tongues integral with said annulus and all formed integrally with one of the legs of the annulus, at least some of said tongues being folded to project across said opening to prevent removal to said wire ring, said gasket assembly being proportioned to be received within a gasket opening, said tongues being proportioned to suspend said gasket assembly in said gasket opening.

Claim 9

In a gasket assembly comprising a U-shaped metal annulus opening outwardly of its outer perimeter and encircling and enclosing a wire ring, the improvement comprising a plurality of tongues integral with said annulus and all formed integrally with one of the legs of the annulus, at least some of said tongues being folded to project across said opening to prevent removal to said wire ring, said gasket assembly being proportioned to be received within a gasket opening, said tongues being proportioned to suspend said gasket assembly in said gasket opening.

Claim 10

In a head gasket assembly comprising a generally flat main gasket body defining a plurality of apertures for sealing communication with a plurality of ports in an engine block and an engine head, at least one of said apertures comprising a generally circular combustion opening for surrounding an engine cylinder port, and an armored gasket section generally parallel to said main gasket body, said armored gasket section comprising a U-shaped metal annulus, said annulus opening outwardly toward the periphery of said combustion opening, said armored gasket section lying within said opening but being spaced from the periphery of said combustion opening, the improvement comprising a plurality of space, narrow, radially extending tongues integral with said annulus and projecting across the space between said annulus and said main gasket body adjacent said periphery with some of said tongues located above said gasket body and some located below for suspending said armored gasket section from said main gasket body, the preponderance of the space between the annulus and the periphery beinG open.

Claim 11

In a head gasket assembly comprising a generally flat main gasket body defining a plurality of apertures for sealing communication with a plurality of ports in an engine block and an engine head, at least one of said apertures comprising a generally circular combustion opening for surrounding an engine cylinder port, and an armored gasket section generally parallel to said main gasket body, said armored gasket section comprising a U-shaped metal annulus, said annulus opening outwardly toward the periphery of said combustion opening, said armored gasket section lying within said opening but being spaced from the periphery of said combustion opening, the improvement comprising a plurality of space, narrow, radially extending tongues integral with said annulus and projecting across the space between said annulus and said main gasket body adjacent said periphery with some of said tongues located above said gasket body and some located below for suspending said armored gasket section from said main gasket body, the preponderance of the space between the annulus and the periphery beinG open.

Claim 12

In the head gasket assembly of claim 7, in which said armored gasket section further comprises a wire ring surrounded by said annulus.

Claim 13

In the head gasket assembly of claim 7 in which said tongues project from one of the legs of said annulus only, some of said tongues being folded adjacent said leg and folded intermediate their lengths to provide a portion which lies in a spaced parallel relationship to the other of said tongues.