Patent ID: 9243712
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: F02F,F16J,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A seal comprising a bottom part of a vessel, the bottom part configured to form the seal with a top part of the vessel, the seal comprising: a groove of the bottom part of the vessel; and a sealing lip configured to be inserted into the groove of the bottom part, wherein the sealing lip comprises an inside sealing lip having an end region contacting the groove when the sealing lip is inserted into the groove, wherein the sealing lip further comprises an outside sealing lip having an end region contacting a flange of the bottom part of the vessel when the sealing lip is inserted into the groove, wherein a chamber is formed between the sealing lip and the bottom part of the vessel when the end region of the inside sealing lip contacts the groove and the end region of the outside sealing lip contacts the flange, and wherein the chamber is configured to collect fluid in the groove to prevent the fluid collected in the chamber from reaching an outer region of the vessel.