Patent ID: 6991236

Claim:
A device for securing a sealing member in a predetermined position, said device comprising: (a) a positioning element of a predetermined size and shape having a first surface and a second surface; (b) a retaining element formed as an annulus of a predetermined size and shape disposed on at least one of said first surface and said second surface of said positioning element; said annulus having an inner diameter identical to an inner diameter of said positioning element, (c) a bevel having a first end and a second end formed on an outer edge of said annulus such that said at least one of first surface and said second surface and said bevel forming a ledge extending from a lower portion of said bevel to an outer edge of said at least one of said first surface and said second surface of said positioning element; and (d) a radius disposed tangent to said at least one of said first surface and said second surface of said positioning element and transitioning smoothly into said first end of said bevel formed on said outer edge of said retaining member.