Patent ID: 8434300

Claim:
A blade for a torque converter comprising: an outer edge; a body comprising a portion of the outer edge; at least two shell tabs integral to said outer edge and extending away from the body at the portion of the outer edge; and, at least one flexible sealing flange, separate from the body, adjacent to at least one of said at least two shell tabs, wherein said at least one flexible sealing flange is integral to said outer edge, extends from the portion of the outer edge, and is connected to the body only at the portion of the outer edge, said outer edge is arranged to conform to an inner surface of a shell in said torque converter, said shell comprising at least two slots arranged therethrough, said at least one flexible sealing flange is arranged to conform to said inner surface of said shell to provide a fluid seal, each shell tab from said at least two shell tabs is disposed through a respective slot from said at least two slots, at least one of said at least two shell tabs is arranged to engage an outer surface of said shell, said at least one flexible sealing flange comprises a first thickness, and each of said at least two shell tabs comprises a second thickness greater than said first thickness.