Patent ID: 7451989
Filing Date: 2008-11-18
Classification: F16J

Abstract:
1. A seal comprising: a first element having first and second surfaces along a bellows cross-section and extending between a first edge and a second edge; a second element having first and second surfaces along a bellows cross-section and extending between a first edge and a second edge; an end plate, in cross-section the end plate having first and second end portions each defining a bend, first and second edges with a gap therebetween, and a leg connecting the first and second end portions opposite the gap; and a member secured to the end plate between the first edges of the first and second elements, in cross-section, the member having first and second ends so that: a portion of the second element extending from the first edge of the second element is captured between the second end of the member the second end portion of the end plate.