Abstract Method and apparatus for quickly establishing a seal between two flange members, not in perfect alignment. A floating annular seal ring may be provided in a recess of one of the flange members. A resilient sealing means may be mounted in a groove on the face of the sealing ring towards the other flange member. A sliding resilient sealing means may be provided between the seal ring and the flange member in which the seal ring is mounted. The surface of the seal ring adjacent at least one of the resilient sealing means may be chamfered away from the surface of the flange member toward which it faces so that even though the flange members are not perfectly aligned the resilient sealing means may contact both flange members in sealing engagement. Means are provided for urging the seal ring toward the other flange member. Several means of coupling on flange member to the other are disclosed.
Inventors
👤 Edgar W Basham
👤 John E Knapman
👤 Gordon D Pollard
👤 Gb John B Anthony
👤 John B Anthony
👤 Gb Alan C Munzo
👤 Alan C Munro
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-10-30 23:35
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16J; F16J15/00; F16J15/46
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
63 words
A floating annular sealing ring carrier for sealing between two bodies and adapted to be positioned within a recess of one of said bodies, said carrier having a chamfered side to face each body, whereby the carrier is movable angularly with respect to both of said bodies, an annular groove in each chamfered side, and a resilient sealing ring in each annular groove.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
63 words
A floating annular sealing ring carrier for sealing between two bodies and adapted to be positioned within a recess of one of said bodies, said carrier having a chamfered side to face each body, whereby the carrier is movable angularly with respect to both of said bodies, an annular groove in each chamfered side, and a resilient sealing ring in each annular groove.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
An annular sealing ring carrier as set forth in claim 1 wherein each chamfered side of said carrier is chamfered symmetrically on each side of said groove therein.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
An annular sealing ring carrier as set forth in claim 1 and including stop means to limit the movement of said carrier out of said recess.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
An annular sealing ring carrier as set forth in claim 1 characterized in that the annular grooves are positioned on the face and on the circumference of said carrier.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
An annular sealing ring carrier as set forth in claim 4 and including means for forcing a fluid between said carrier and the wall of said recess to force the face of said carrier into sealing engagement against one of said bodies.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
An annular sealing ring carrier as set forth in claim 4 and including means for providing combined fluid and mechanical force to bias said face of said ring into sealing engagement against one of said bodies.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
An annular sealing ring carrier as set forth in claim 4 and including means for biasing said face of said Ring into sealing engagement against one of said bodies.