US4128251A
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Sealing gasket for air filter
Assignee: Champion Laboratories Inc
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Filing: 1977-09-21
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Granted: 1978-12-05
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Expires: 1997-09-21
Abstract
Abstract A sealing gasket for an automotive air filter comprising an annular member which includes a base portion and a seal portion. The base portion is of harder durometer than the seal portion whereby the seal portion can more readily adapt to the contour of a contact surface which it may engage so as to provide a better seal between the sealing gasket and the contact surface. In a preferred form of the invention, the seal portion comprises an annular projecting part having a lower durometer than the base portion, said lower durometer being on the order of 25 Shore A.
Inventors
- 👤 Howard H. Gaither
- 👤 Charles J. Casaleggi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 10:24
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D46/00; B01D46/24; B01D46/2403; B01D46/2411; F; F02; F02M; F02M35/00; F02M35/02; F02M35/024; F16; F16J; F16J15/00; F16J15/02; F16J15/021; F16J15/022; B01D2271/00; B01D2271/02; B01D2271/022; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S277/00; Y10S277/918
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A sealing gasket for an air filter comprising an annular member having a base portion and a sealing portion, the base portion having a higher durometer than the sealing portion, whereby the sealing portion can more readily adapt to the contour of a contact surface which it may engage so as to provide a better seal between the sealing gasket and such contact surface, said base portion including a generally flat first surface and an opposite surface from which the sealing portion projects, and an annular recess in the said opposite surface in order to provide space for the sealing portion which may be deformed in use.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
A sealing gasket for an air filter comprising an annular member having a base portion and a sealing portion, the base portion having a higher durometer than the sealing portion, whereby the sealing portion can more readily adapt to the contour of a contact surface which it may engage so as to provide a better seal between the sealing gasket and such contact surface, said base portion including a generally flat first surface and an opposite surface from which the sealing portion projects, and an annular recess in the said opposite surface in order to provide space for the sealing portion which may be deformed in use.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
A sealing gasket as in claim 1 wherein the sealing portion is annular.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A sealing gasket as in claim 1 wherein the sealing portion is generally hemispherical in cross section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
A sealing gasket as in claim 1 wherein the base portion is fabricated from a material having a Shore A durometer on the order of 45 to 55 and the sealing portion is fabricated from a material having a Shore A durometer on the order of 25 to 35.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A sealing gasket as in claim 1 wherein the annular member is made from a hot melt polyvinyl chloride material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A sealing gasket as in claim 5 wherein the sealing portion has a Shore A durometer on the order of 25 to 30.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A sealing gasket as in claim 1 wherein the Shore A durometer of the sealing portion is of sufficient magnitude to enable the sealing portion to sealingly engage with said contact surface without adhering thereto.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A sealing gasket as in claim 7 wherein the sealing portion has a Shore A durometer of 25.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
98 words
A sealing gasket for an air filter comprising an annular member having a base portion and a sealing portion, the base portion having a higher durometer than the sealing portion, whereby the sealing portion can more readily adapt to the contour of a contact surface which it may engage so as to provide a better seal between the sealing gasket and such contact surface, said base portion including a generally flat first surface and an opposite surface from which the sealing portion projects, and means to provide space for the sealing portion which may be deformed in use.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
98 words
A sealing gasket for an air filter comprising an annular member having a base portion and a sealing portion, the base portion having a higher durometer than the sealing portion, whereby the sealing portion can more readily adapt to the contour of a contact surface which it may engage so as to provide a better seal between the sealing gasket and such contact surface, said base portion including a generally flat first surface and an opposite surface from which the sealing portion projects, and means to provide space for the sealing portion which may be deformed in use.
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