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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:
 [1]
  1. Kennewick, WA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
875258
Patent Number(s):
H000814
Application Number:
06/559506
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76FF02170
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 1983 Dec 08
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
statutory invention registration; collapsable; seal; hollow; normally; disposed; natural; expanded; offering; fail-safe; pressure; sealing; seating; surface; adapted; evacuated; vacuum; force; collapsing; disengage; seating surface; vacuum force; normally disposed; collapsable seal; pressure sealing; /277/

Citation Formats

Sherrell, Dennis L. Collapsable seal member. United States: N. p., 1990. Web.
Sherrell, Dennis L. Collapsable seal member. United States.
Sherrell, Dennis L. Mon . "Collapsable seal member". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/875258.
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