Patent ID: 11879574
Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 8:
9. A combustion blower assembly, comprising:
a blower configured to move combustion air through a heat exchanger, the blower including an outlet;
a fluid conduit coupled to and in fluid communication with the outlet of the blower; and
a sealing apparatus for coupling the outlet of the blower to the fluid conduit, the sealing apparatus includes:
a gasket engaged with at least one of the outlet of the blower and an end of the fluid conduit, the gasket comprising:
a tubular body, at least a portion of which is engaged along an inner surface of the at least one of the outlet of the blower and the fluid conduit;
a rim extending outwardly from a first tubular body end, wherein a portion of the rim abuts an end of the at least one of the outlet of the blower and the end of the fluid conduit; and
two or more ears extending from the rim, the ears including an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface configured to engage with a pipe clamp,
wherein each of the ears comprises a first rib extending from the outer surface and located proximate a distal end of the ear.