Patent ID: 11873902
Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A seal, comprising:
a metallic annular body comprising an inner sealing leg comprising a first sealing lip, a second sealing lip, and a valley disposed between the first sealing lip and the second sealing lip, wherein the valley comprises a plating reserve having a plating thickness that is greater than the plating thickness on the first sealing lip and the second sealing lip, wherein the plating reserve substantially fills the valley to form a planar sealing surface, and the first sealing lip, the second sealing lip, and the planar sealing surface collectively define a contact area about inner diameter of the metallic annular body, wherein the inner sealing leg forms a radial seal with a component, and the contact area is substantially parallel to the component, wherein the valley comprises an opposite, inwardly projecting arcuate convolution with respect to the first sealing lip.