Patent ID: 6059295
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: F16J

Abstract:
An apparatus including a flexible seal ring, said flexible seal ring comprising:a radiused seal surface;a flexible flange having a substantially planar first surface and a substantially planar second surface opposite and substantially parallel to said first surface, said radiused seal surface attached to and extending transversely from said first surface;an inner hub attached to and extending transversely from said second surface of said flexible flange;a mounting block defining an outer perimeter having an o-ring groove, said groove containing an o-ring;said mounting block being interconnected by said inner hub to said flexible flange such that said mounting block, said inner hub, and said flexible flange mutually define a groove;said seal surface, said flexible flange, said inner hub, and said mounting block respectively comprising closed bands surrounding an inner void; andsaid flexible flange being deflectable toward said groove in response to force exerted on said seal surface transversely to said flexible flange.