Patent ID: 7753379

Claim:
A gasket comprising: a body adapted to form a seal in an engagement region between two members; a first elongated sealing portion having first upper and lower surfaces connected by first inner and outer sidewall surfaces formed in a first portion of said body and having a first longitudinal axis disposed in a first plane that is parallel to said first upper and lower surfaces; a second elongated sealing portion having second upper and lower surfaces connected by second inner and outer sidewall surfaces formed in a second portion of said body and having a second longitudinal axis disposed in a second plane that is parallel to said second upper and lower surfaces and angled at an oblique angle relative to said first plane and occupying a space on a distinct plane from said first sealing portion; and a first transition portion formed at an intersection of said body between said first and second sealing portions; wherein said first transition portion includes inner and outer lateral sidewalls that are parallel to each other and both offset laterally outwardly from said first and second inner and outer sidewall surfaces of said first and second elongated sealing portions of said body, such that said first transition portion defines a first width between said inner and outer lateral sidewalls that is greater than a second width between said inner and outer lateral sidewalls in said first and second elongated sealing portions adjacent to said first transition portion.