Patent ID: 6533287
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: F02F,F16J

Abstract:
A multiple-layered metal gasket comprising a generally planar body formed of at least a first and a second metal layer; a plurality of apertures formed in both first and second layers of said gasket, wherein at least one of said apertures of said first layer is concentrically and axially aligned with a mating aperture of said second layer to define a pair of axially juxtaposed mated apertures in said layers, each of said mated apertures defining a circumferential boundary edge; a bolt retainer formed in the boundary edge of at least said mated aperture in at least said second layer of said gasket; said retainer defining at least a pair of radially inwardly extending tabs, each tab defining a U-shaped tang positioned adjacent to, in symmetrical registration with and radially inwardly of, the boundary edge of said mated aperture formed in said first layer.