Patent ID: 6921084

Claim:
A cylinder head gasket for an internal combustion engine adapted to be positioned between a cylinder head and an engine block for seating at least one combustion cylinder, said gasket comprising: a main gasket body having first and second main surfaces and at least one cylinder opening corresponding to the combustion cylinder of the engine; a wire sealing ring disposed in said at least one combustion opening; metal armoring ensheathing said wire sealing ring, said armoring comprising an annular body of metal formed separately from said main gasket body and which is generally U-shaped in cross section, said armoring having a first annular flange portion projecting radially outwardly beyond said cylinder opening in overlying relation to said first main surface, a curved portion wrapped about said wire sealing ring, and a radially outwardly directed second annular flange portion extending beneath said wire sealing ring opposite said first flange portion and terminating short of said cylinder opening of said main gasket body adjacent said second surface of said main gasket body; a plurality of circumferentially spaced lock tabs projecting radially outwardly from said second annular flange portion in overlapping relation to said main gasket body; and a plurality of circumferentially spaced edge slots formed in said main gasket body communicating with said at least one cylinder opening in circumferentially offset relation to said locking tabs.