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Title: Collapsable seal member

Abstract

A hollow, collapsable seal member normally disposed in a natural expanded state offering fail-safe pressure sealing against a seating surface and adapted to be evacuated by a vacuum force for collapsing the seal member to disengage the same from said seating surface.

Inventors:
Issue Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6633650
Application Number:
ON: DE84014300
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76FF02170
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; INFLATABLE SEALS; DESIGN; FLUID FLOW; PRESSURE CONTROL; CONTROL; SEALS; 420200* - Engineering- Facilities, Equipment, & Techniques

Citation Formats

Sherrell, D L. Collapsable seal member. United States: N. p., 1983. Web.
Sherrell, D L. Collapsable seal member. United States.
Sherrell, D L. Thu . "Collapsable seal member". United States.
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doi = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1983},
month = {12}
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