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US4010588A
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Sealing device
Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation Inc
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Filing: 1973-10-19
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Granted: 1977-03-08
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Expires: 1993-10-19
Abstract
Abstract A device for sealing detachable components, such as gloves, windows or closure plugs, in the ports of rigid walled chambers, such as glove boxes. The sealing device permits displacement and replacement of a detachable component in place in such a port without breaking the seal to expose the interior of the chamber to the outside atmosphere, or vice versa. The sealing device is characterized by a hand hole bushing disposed in the port and secured to the chamber wall to define a passageway having a continuous sealing surface and a continuous adjacent groove for retaining a detachable component within the bushing. The detachable component is characterized by a deformable semi-rigid bead adapted to be snapped into the continuous groove of the bushing and a continuous channel holding an O-ring sealing element which engages the sealing surface of the bushing. The detachable component may be glove supported on a ring adapted to engage the cuff of the glove to permit work to be done within the chamber, or it may be a plug to simply close a port or it may be a window for viewing the inside of the chamber. The relation of the bushing and detachable component is such that, when a replacement component is to be installed, the detachable component to be replaced is forced inwardly into the chamber, maintaining sealing engagement with the bushing until the replacement component has entered into sealing engagement with the bushing.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerald A. Eisert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 22:17
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16J; F16J15/00; F16J15/02; F16J15/021; B; B25; B25J; B25J21/00; B25J21/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
312 words
A sealing device for joining a detachable component to a rigid wall, said device comprising: A. a hand hole bushing having a forward edge and a rearward edge and adapted to be fixedly and sealedly secured within an opening in a rigid wall and having a passageway therethrough, said bushing including: 1. a continuous sealing surface extending around the perimeter of said passageway, and 2. a continuous groove adjacent said sealing surface, between said sealing surface and the rearward edge of said bushing; and B. a detachable component adapted to be mounted in said passageway, said detachable component including: 1. an annular support ring having a. an outwardly extending, deformable semi-rigid bead adjacent the rearward edge thereof adapted to be disposed in the continuous groove of said bushing to securely and detachably immobilize said support ring within said passageway, b. a continuous channel spaced from said bead and extending around the outer periphery of said support ring, c. a further continuous groove extending around the outer perimeter of the support ring adjacent to said bead in the space between said bead and channel to facilitate deformation of said semi-rigid bead, and d. a deformable sealing ring of circular cross-section seated in said channel and extending beyond said channel, the outside periphery of said sealing ring being of greater diameter than the periphery of said continuous sealing surface of said passageway, and 2. leak-proof means for preventing the passage of undesired material through the central opening of the support ring, said leak-proof means including a glove of flexible and leak-proof material, said glove having a beaded cuff, a. the cuff of said glove being stretched over the outer periphery of said support ring, b. the bead on the cuff of said glove being disposed in said further continuous groove, and c. a portion of said cuff underlying said sealing ring in said channel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
312 words
A sealing device for joining a detachable component to a rigid wall, said device comprising: A. a hand hole bushing having a forward edge and a rearward edge and adapted to be fixedly and sealedly secured within an opening in a rigid wall and having a passageway therethrough, said bushing including: 1. a continuous sealing surface extending around the perimeter of said passageway, and 2. a continuous groove adjacent said sealing surface, between said sealing surface and the rearward edge of said bushing; and B. a detachable component adapted to be mounted in said passageway, said detachable component including: 1. an annular support ring having a. an outwardly extending, deformable semi-rigid bead adjacent the rearward edge thereof adapted to be disposed in the continuous groove of said bushing to securely and detachably immobilize said support ring within said passageway, b. a continuous channel spaced from said bead and extending around the outer periphery of said support ring, c. a further continuous groove extending around the outer perimeter of the support ring adjacent to said bead in the space between said bead and channel to facilitate deformation of said semi-rigid bead, and d. a deformable sealing ring of circular cross-section seated in said channel and extending beyond said channel, the outside periphery of said sealing ring being of greater diameter than the periphery of said continuous sealing surface of said passageway, and 2. leak-proof means for preventing the passage of undesired material through the central opening of the support ring, said leak-proof means including a glove of flexible and leak-proof material, said glove having a beaded cuff, a. the cuff of said glove being stretched over the outer periphery of said support ring, b. the bead on the cuff of said glove being disposed in said further continuous groove, and c. a portion of said cuff underlying said sealing ring in said channel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A sealing device according to claim 1 further characterized in that the width of said continuous sealing surface equals at least about the maximum height of said support ring.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
198 words
A sealing device for joining a detachable component to a rigid wall, said device comprising: A. a hand hole bushing having a forward edge and a rearward edge and adapted to be fixedly and sealedly secured within an opening in a rigid wall and having a passageway therethrough, said bushing including: 1. a continuous sealing surface extending around the perimeter of said passageway, and 2. a continuous groove adjacent said sealing surface, between said sealing surface and the rearward edge of said bushing; and B. a detachable component adapted to be mounted in said passageway, said detachable component including: 1. an annular support ring having a. an outwardly extending, deformable semi-rigid bead adjacent the rearward edge thereof adapted to be disposed in the continuous groove of said bushing to securely and detachably immobilize said support ring within said passageway, b. a continuous channel spaced from said bead and extending around the outer periphery of said support ring, and c. a deformable sealing ring of circular cross-section seated in said channel and extending beyond said channel, the outside periphery of said sealing ring being of greater diameter than the periphery of said continuous sealing surface of said passageway, and
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
198 words
A sealing device for joining a detachable component to a rigid wall, said device comprising: A. a hand hole bushing having a forward edge and a rearward edge and adapted to be fixedly and sealedly secured within an opening in a rigid wall and having a passageway therethrough, said bushing including: 1. a continuous sealing surface extending around the perimeter of said passageway, and 2. a continuous groove adjacent said sealing surface, between said sealing surface and the rearward edge of said bushing; and B. a detachable component adapted to be mounted in said passageway, said detachable component including: 1. an annular support ring having a. an outwardly extending, deformable semi-rigid bead adjacent the rearward edge thereof adapted to be disposed in the continuous groove of said bushing to securely and detachably immobilize said support ring within said passageway, b. a continuous channel spaced from said bead and extending around the outer periphery of said support ring, and c. a deformable sealing ring of circular cross-section seated in said channel and extending beyond said channel, the outside periphery of said sealing ring being of greater diameter than the periphery of said continuous sealing surface of said passageway, and
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
leak-proof means for preventing the passage of undesired material through the central opening of the support ring, and C. a retaining ring detachably secured to the rearward edge of said bushing, said retaining ring having a forwardly projecting lip overlying the inner periphery of said support ring adjacent the rearward edge thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
leak-proof means for preventing the passage of undesired material through the central opening of the support ring, and C. a retaining ring detachably secured to the rearward edge of said bushing, said retaining ring having a forwardly projecting lip overlying the inner periphery of said support ring adjacent the rearward edge thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
53 words
A sealing device according to claim 3 further characterized in that: A. the inner periphery of said support ring adjacent the rearward edge thereof is of greater diameter than the remainder of said inner periphery to form a shoulder adjacent said rearward edge, and B. said retaining ring lip engages overlies said shoulder.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-03-07 | 1980-09-06 | 1981-03-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-03-07 | 1984-09-06 | 1985-03-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-03-07 | 1988-09-06 | 1989-03-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |