| US 7,540,502 B1 | ||
| Serpentine metal gasket | ||
| Timothy Moore, Norfolk, Va. (US); and Charles Edwin Reece, Yorktown, Va. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Jefferson Science Associates, LLC, Newport News, Va. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 02, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/366,237. | ||
| Int. Cl. F16L 17/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 277—608 [277/606; 277/626; 285/368; 285/904; 285/917] | 6 Claims |
| 1. A metallic seal comprising:
a generally planar ring having a periphery defining an open center and having a top and a bottom surface and inner and outer
sides as referenced against said open center, wherein said inner and outer sides are equidistant from both said top and bottom
surfaces, wherein at least a portion of both said inner and outer sides are serpentine with respect to said open center,
wherein the periphery has at least two opposing elongated serpentine sides and two opposing arcuate ends joining the opposing
elongated serpentine sides
wherein the arcuate opposing ends define a smooth transition zone between the opposing elongated serpentine sides and the
opposing arcuate ends, and
wherein said seal has a hexagonal cross-section, a top and a bottom and the top and the bottom, as oriented in use, are vertices
of the hexagonal shape.
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