Patent ID: 6489709
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: H01T

Abstract:
A gasket for a threaded element to be screwed into a threaded hole of a support, the threaded element having a threaded portion and an annular seat portion, the gasket being installed on the threaded element and compressed between the seat portion and an outer surface of the support around the threaded hole, when the threaded element is screwed into the threaded hole, to provide a seal between the threaded hole and the seat portion, the gasket being formed from an annular sheet material and in the form of an annular strip of a cross section including a plurality of bent portions, said cross section being made by a plane including a center axis of said gasket and of a such a bent shape as to enable an imaginary reference line which is located on said plane and parallel with said center axis, to cross at least three portions of said cross section, the initial axial size of said gasket being at least 2.5 mm.