Patent ID: 9228684
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: F16J,F16L

Claim Text:
1. An annular sealing gasket for forming a sealing connection between a first tubular member and a second tubular member during use, the annular sealing gasket comprising: a flexible sealing portion adapted to form a sealing connection between the first tubular member and a second tubular member during use, the flexible sealing portion including rounded upper and lower members spaced apart by a cavity; and a body region adapted for supporting said flexible sealing portion and anchoring the annular sealing gasket to a secured connection, the body region having spaced first and second conical legs extending convergingly away from said body region in a radially inward direction and transversely from said flexible sealing portion, each first and second leg including a pair of tapered sides, wherein the body region includes coplanar first and second lower surfaces separated by the first leg, the second lower surface separating the first leg from the second leg, said sealing portion exclusively extending radially outward of the coplanar first and second lower surfaces from an upper surface extending parallel to the first and second lower surfaces, wherein said body region and said first and second legs are formed from a first material having a first durometer and said flexible sealing portion is made from a second material having a second durometer such that said first durometer is higher than said second durometer.