Patent ID: 9664284
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: F16J

Claim:
1. A gasket system for sealing a cover about an opening having a gasket seat thereabout, the gasket seat having a first number of fastener receiving elements intended to receive a fastener that is greater than a second number of fasteners used with the cover, resulting in a third number of fastener-free receiving elements in the gasket seat, the gasket comprising: a body having a first shape configured to mate with a sealing surface of at least one of the gasket seat and the cover, the body having an open center; a fastener receiving opening in the body for each of the second number of fasteners used with the cover; and a raised rib extending from a surface of the body adjacent to at least one of the third number of fastener-free receiving elements in the gasket seat.