Patent ID: 8672330

Claim:
A sealing arrangement for a flat flange connection, the sealing arrangement having a ring-shaped, metallic base body and soft material linings present on both sides, wherein in a state before installation of the sealing arrangement into a flange a covered region of the base body is completely covered by the soft material linings and has angle-shaped ring teeth, the angle-shaped ring teeth being at least partially plastically deformable, each angle-shaped ring tooth of the angle-shaped ring teeth having a respective covered metal tip and a respective covered height, the sealing arrangement has a centering ring with exposed ring teeth, each exposed ring tooth of the exposed ring teeth having a respective exposed metal tip and a respective exposed height, each angle-shaped ring tooth has a respective covered acute angle, each exposed ring tooth has a respective exposed acute angle, each covered acute angle is more acute than each exposed acute angle, and each covered height is greater than or equal to each exposed height.