Patent ID: 7562880
Filing Date: 2009-07-21
Classification: F16J

Abstract:
1. A seal usable between two thermally movable components, comprising: a body for scaling space between adjacent components to prevent a fluid from passing through the space; wherein the body has a cross-section that has a first side, a second side generally opposite to the first side, a first end, and a second end generally opposite to the first end, wherein the first and second sides have lengths longer than lengths of the first and second ends; wherein the first end includes at least one first tooth extending from a region on the first end proximate to an intersection between the first end and the first side and extending toward the second side of the body and at least one second tooth extending from a region on the first end proximate to an intersection between the first end and the second side and extending toward the first side of the body; wherein the at least one first tooth extending from the region on the first end proximate to the intersection between the first end and the first side comprise three teeth, and the at least one second tooth extending from the region on the first end proximate to the intersection between the first end and the second side comprise three teeth.