Patent ID: 6322111
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: F16L,F24F,Y10S

Abstract:
A coupling connector for joining and sealing air ducts, comprising:a) a band having first and second edges and having an inside surface and an outside surface, the inside and outside surfaces extending between the first and second edges;b) gasket material having one portion in contact with either the inside surface or the outside surface of the band, the one portion having a stop bead and seals that extend radially away from the band, the stop bead being between the seals;c) the gasket material having another portion that wraps around the first and second edges of the band;d) the gasket material comprising first and second gaskets, with the first gasket being wrapped around the first edge of the band and the second gasket being wrapped around the second edge of the band, with each of the first and second gaskets having a respective bead;e) the bead of the first gasket abuts against the bead of the second gasket.