Patent ID: 6353186
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: F16L,G02B,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
A seal for sealing an aperture in an object which aperture is configured to receive at least one elongate article, which seal comprises:a first support member having in its periphery a plurality of channels adapted to accommodate an elongate article; a second support member longitudinally spaced from the first support member, the second support member having in its periphery a plurality of channels corresponding to those of the first support member; a sealing member situated between the first and second support members; a connecting member for connecting the first support member, the second support member and the sealing member; wherein the support members comprise a substantially cylindrical body, said plurality of channels of the support members extending longitudinally for a length greater than their width so as to support the at least one elongate article over part of its length; and wherein the sealing member has an outer dimension which is greater than the inner dimensions of the longitudinally extending channels of at least one of the support members so that the at least one elongate article accommodated in the longitudinally extending channels of the support members deforms the outer dimension of the sealing member.