Patent ID: 6318732
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: F16J

Abstract:
A gasket adapted when clamped between a first body and a second body to seal the gap between the first and second bodies around a chamber or passage jointly defined by the bodies, the gasket forming a ring extending around a hole which corresponds to the chamber or passage, wherein the gasket comprises:a first sealing member;a second sealing member; anda compression limiting stop abutment; whereinthe first sealing member having a first arm portion projecting from the compression limiting stop, the first arm portion of the first sealing member being adapted to resiliently engage the first body to form a seal therewith at a location spaced from the stop,the second sealing member having a second arm portion projecting from the compression limiting stop, the second arm portion of the second sealing member being adapted to resiliently engage the second body to form a seal therewith at a location spaced from the stop, andthe first and second sealing members being resiliently arranged to engage the first and second bodies, respectively, to form a seal therewith at a location spaced from the compression limiting stop when the first and second bodies engage the stop characterized in that the first and second sealing members are both made of springy metal and in that a clamping member is arranged to hold the first and second sealing members in an overlying relationship.