Patent ID: 7975870
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: B60K,F16J

Abstract:
1. A ring seal comprising: a body portion which is annular, circumferentially continuous, has an axial axis and an exterior surface of the body portion and in an uncompressed state, has a circumferentially continuous first sealing lobe projecting axially outwardly from said exterior surface of the body, and a circumferentially continuous second sealing lobe axially spaced from and opposed to the first sealing lobe and projecting axially outwardly from said exterior surface of the body, the second sealing lobe shares an axial centerline with the first sealing lobe which axial centerline is parallel to said axial axis of said body portion, and the first and second sealing lobes project axially outwardly relative to each other; and a circumferentially continuous tail portion disposed radially inwardly of the sealing lobes and projecting axially outwardly from the body.