Patent ID: 8162327

Claim:
A seal for sealing when positioned within a groove in a compressed state comprising: a cross-section with a central axis; a center curved region extending symmetrically across said central axis; a pair of central legs, each central leg having a first end connected to opposing ends of said center curved region and a second end connected to a first end of a heel, said central legs angling inwards from said center curved region towards said central axis to form a bulbous-shaped center curved region; a pair of opposing outer legs, each outer leg connected to a second end of said heel and extending outwards from said heel and from said central axis sufficient for said outer legs to contact opposite surfaces of said groove in which said seal is placed and forming a V-shape to said cross-section outer dimensions, each of said opposing outer legs including an inflection region curving inwards towards said central axis leg end portion opposite said heel that forms an angle to said central axis sufficient for opposing leg end portions to span said groove in which said seal is placed without having said outer leg inflection region come in contact with said central leg when said seal is in said compressed state, said pair of opposing outer legs connected at said heel to form a narrow portion of said V-shape such that the outer legs at the heel cannot contact said groove; and an inwardly terminating curved portion on each of said outwardly angled opposing outer legs; wherein said center curved region extends along said central axis a greater distance than the projection of said outer legs on said central axis; and wherein the central legs angle inward sufficient to allow each outer leg to contact the groove at only one point.