Mechanically expandable annular seal

Title: Mechanically expandable annular seal

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A mechanically expandable annular reusable seal assembly to form an annular hermetic barrier between two stationary, parallel, and planar containment surfaces. A rotatable ring, attached to the first surface, has ring wedges resembling the saw-tooth array of a hole saw. Matching seal wedges are slidably attached to the ring wedges and have their motion restricted to be perpendicular to the second surface. Each seal wedge has a face parallel to the second surface. An annular elastomer seal has a central annular region attached to the seal wedges' parallel faces and has its inner and outer circumferences attached to the first surface. A rotation of the ring extends the elastomer seal's central region perpendicularly towards the second surface to create the fluidtight barrier. A counterrotation removes the barrier.

Inventors:

Gilmore, Richard F. ^[1]

(Kennewick, WA)

Issue Date:: 1983-01-01

Research Org.:: WESTINGHOUSE HANFORD CO

OSTI Identifier:: 864624

Patent Number(s):: 4394022

Assignee:: Gilmore, Richard F. (Kennewick, WA) OSTI

DOE Contract Number:: AC14-76FF02170

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: mechanically; expandable; annular; seal; reusable; assembly; form; hermetic; barrier; stationary; parallel; planar; containment; surfaces; rotatable; attached; surface; wedges; resembling; saw-tooth; array; matching; slidably; motion; restricted; perpendicular; wedge; elastomer; central; region; inner; outer; circumferences; rotation; extends; perpendicularly; towards; create; fluidtight; counterrotation; removes; seal assembly; annular region; annular seal; outer circumference; mechanically expandable; expandable annular; tight barrier; /277/376/976/

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