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Flexible sealing boot
Assignee: ZF Active Safety US Inc
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Filing: 1978-08-01
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Granted: 1980-04-22
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Expires: 1998-08-01
Abstract
Abstract A sealing boot of elastic material for use in a cylinder and piston assembly of an automotive vehicle brake system is disclosed. The boot seats upon the piston and has a radially extending bellows terminating at an annular ring adopted for retention in an annular groove circumscribing the cylinder opening. The boot annular ring is preferably enclosed or otherwise coated with elastomeric material to prevent corrosion thereof and resist disengagement from the receiving groove once seated therein.
Inventors
- 👤 Anthony C. Evans
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-10-24 06:23
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16D; F16D65/00; F16D65/14; F16D65/16; F16D65/18; F16D55/00; F16D55/02; F16D55/22; F16D55/224; F16D55/225; F16D55/226; F16D55/2265; F16D55/227; F16D65/02; F16D65/04; F16D65/092; F16D65/095; F16D2055/0004; F16D2055/0041; F16D2121/00; F16D2121/02; F16D2125/00; F16D2125/02; F16D2125/04; F16D2127/00; F16D2127/02; F16D2200/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A sealing boot for use in a cylinder and piston assembly of a vehicle brake system, such piston having a peripheral groove and such cylinder having an annular wall, said sealing boot comprising, an inner bead portion for mounting in such peripheral groove of such piston, an outer annular band portion for mounting adjacent such annular wall, said band portion including a rigid annular ring and an outer elastomeric layer, wherein said elastomeric layer is compressed between said rigid annular ring and such annular wall when said sealing boot is mounted in such brake system, and an elastomeric bellows portion integrally connected between said inner bead portion and said outer annular band portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A sealing boot for use in a cylinder and piston assembly of a vehicle brake system, such piston having a peripheral groove and such cylinder having an annular wall, said sealing boot comprising, an inner bead portion for mounting in such peripheral groove of such piston, an outer annular band portion for mounting adjacent such annular wall, said band portion including a rigid annular ring and an outer elastomeric layer, wherein said elastomeric layer is compressed between said rigid annular ring and such annular wall when said sealing boot is mounted in such brake system, and an elastomeric bellows portion integrally connected between said inner bead portion and said outer annular band portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
A sealing boot in accordance with claim 1 in which the outside diameter of said inner bead portion is slightly less than the inside diameter of said peripheral groove of said piston and the outside diameter of said outer band portion is slightly larger than the inside diameter of said annular wall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The sealing boot as claimed in claim 1 wherein said ring comprises a rigid metal hoop integrally molded within said band portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The sealing boot as claimed in claim 3 wherein said metal hoop has a generally S shaped cross-section whereby one leg of said S extends axially parallel to said annular wall compressing said elastomeric layer between said leg and said annular wall.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
139 words
A sealing boot for use in a cylinder and piston assembly of a vehicle brake system, such piston having a peripheral groove and such cylinder having an annular wall parallel to the longitudinal axis of said piston, said sealing boot comprising, an elastomeric inner bead portion for mounting in such peripheral groove of such piston, an outer annular band portion for mounting adjacent such cylinder annular wall, said band portion including an "S" shaped metal hoop having a leg parallel to such annular wall of such cylinder, said band portion also including an integral elastomeric layer on said leg, wherein said elastomeric layer is compressed between such annular wall and said leg when said sealing boot is mounted in such brake system and an integral elastomeric bellows portion extending between said inner bead portion and said outer bead portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
139 words
A sealing boot for use in a cylinder and piston assembly of a vehicle brake system, such piston having a peripheral groove and such cylinder having an annular wall parallel to the longitudinal axis of said piston, said sealing boot comprising, an elastomeric inner bead portion for mounting in such peripheral groove of such piston, an outer annular band portion for mounting adjacent such cylinder annular wall, said band portion including an "S" shaped metal hoop having a leg parallel to such annular wall of such cylinder, said band portion also including an integral elastomeric layer on said leg, wherein said elastomeric layer is compressed between such annular wall and said leg when said sealing boot is mounted in such brake system and an integral elastomeric bellows portion extending between said inner bead portion and said outer bead portion.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-04-22 | 1987-10-22 | 1988-04-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-04-22 | 1991-10-22 | 1992-04-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |