Patent ID: 7862048

Claim:
A gasket for sealing a rod disposed in a guide element of a valve for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a tubular support element having a first portion terminating at a first end and a second portion terminating at a second end opposite said first end; said tubular support having a first segment connected to said first end with a first outer circumferential surface, a second segment connected to said second end with a second outer circumferential surface, an intermediate segment connecting said first segment and said second segment, an elastomeric seal element secured to said tubular support element, said elastomeric seal element having a static sealing portion proximate said first end capable of sealing engagement with the guide element and a dynamic sealing portion proximate said second end capable of sealing engagement with the rod, said first end extends radially inward toward a longitudinal axis of the gasket, wherein said second segment of said tubular support element includes a first radial portion that entirely extends radially inward toward the longitudinal axis, a second radial portion that entirely extends radially outward away from said longitudinal axis and terminates at said second end, and a rounded edge portion directly and axially connecting said first radial portion and said second radial portion and being seated in a notch formed in said dynamic sealing portion, said rounded edge portion extends radially inward toward the longitudinal axis to a greater extent than said first end.