Patent ID: 7147231

Claim:
A gasket comprising: a first generally planar portion having an inner perimeter and an exterior perimeter, and having a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side from the first surface; a seal bead rising from the first surface a first predetermined height, and being generally adjacent to and extending about the inner perimeter, said seal bead being made from a first material; a fastener hole extending through the first portion from the first surface to the second surface and located between the seal bead and the exterior perimeter; and a protruding feature made from said first material and located between the fastener hole and the exterior perimeter and spaced from said seal bead, and rising from the first surface a second predetermined height that is about equal to or greater than the first predetermined height, said protruding feature having first and second terminating end portion so as not to circumscrive said fastener hole.