B - Operations – Transporting – 60 – J
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
60
J
296/85
B60J 10/00 (2006.01) E01C 11/10 (2006.01) E06B 7/23 (2006.01) F25D 23/08 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2034424
A variable gap sealing article for sealing between a first surface and a second surface which are spaced from one another. The article includes an elongated body portion having a width. A first sealing surface is provided on the first side of the width for sealing against the first surface and a second surface is provided on a second side of the width for sealing against the second surface. The body portion includes a resilient contractible portion and an expandable portion. The contractible portion may be contracted and the expandable portion expanded and retained in the expanded position thereby bridging a gap between the first surface and the second surface. The contractible portion is held in a contracted position whereby the resiliency of the contracted contractible portion biases the article toward expansion of its width for assuring sealing between the first surface and the second surface. In accordance with the method aspects of the present invention, an article as set forth above is utilized to fill a gap or a space between a pair of contiguous spaced surfaces by positioning the article between the surfaces. Thereafter, the expandable portion is expanded and the contractible portion is contracted to fill the space and leave the contractible portion in the contracted position. The expandable portion is also secured in the expanded position. This effectively bridges the gap and the resiliency of the contractible portion biases toward expansion of the width of the article to produce a positive pressure type seal between the surfaces.
Keys James Frederick
Larsen Douglas Charles
Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc.
Macrae & Co.
Standard Products Company The
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