Patent ID: 6439203
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: F02M,F16J

Abstract:
A seal arrangement having a bore within which a component is to be received, in use, the seal arrangement comprising a seal member formed from a resilient material, the seal member having an inner periphery and an outer periphery and being provided with a fracture to define two ends of the seal member, the inner periphery of the seal member having, when in a relaxed condition, a smaller diameter than the diameter of the component such that, when the component is received through the bore of the seal arrangement, the two ends of the seal member are caused to part, the resilience of the seal member causing the inner periphery of the seal member to form a substantially fluid tight seal with the component, the seal arrangement further comprising a support member upon which the seal member is mounted, the support member being of generally annular form and having inner and outer peripheries, wherein the inner periphery of the support member is of generally circular form except for a region of irregularity.