Patent ID: 7014194

Claim:
A cylinder head gasket for an internal combustion engine having a hole to be sealed, comprising: a first metal plate having a base portion, a first hole formed in the base portion corresponding to the hole to be sealed, a curved portion extending from the base portion to surround the first hole, a flange extending from the curved portion and located above the base portion, a flat annular portion formed in the flange and extending immediately from the curved portion, and a first bead formed in the flange outside the annular portion to project outwardly from the annular portion in a direction away from the base portion, said first bead having an inside skirt portion adjacent to the annular portion and an outside skirt portion extending from the inside skirt portion so that the flange terminates at an end of the outside skirt portion, and a second metal plate laminated on the base portion not to overlap with the flange.