Patent ID: 9426912
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: B65D,F16J,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A gasket assembly comprising: a first member; a second member opposing the first member, the second member having a stepped mounting groove formed therein, the stepped mounting groove having: a gasket made of an elastomeric material, said gasket being mounted in said mounting groove and gripped between the first member and the second member so as to be in pressure contact with the first and second members, wherein the gasket includes: wherein, in a pre-gripped state: in a post-gripped state: in a transitional state between said pre-gripped state and said post-gripped state, the body is displaced so as to tilt on a side of the second support protrusion around the first support protrusion, and the second support protrusion initiates contact with the groove bottom surface and is deformed.