Low creep polytetrafluoroethylene gasketing element
CA 2198884 C · Owner: Hollenbaugh, Donald L. Jr. · Inventors: Mcgregory, Gordon L.; Hollenbaugh, Donald L. Jr.; Minor, Raymond B.
Overview
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The present invention is an improved gasket for use in a wide variety of sealing applications. The gasket comprises a sheet of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) that is helically wrapped around itself and sealed in that orientation. This construction produces a gasket that has significant tensile strength in both its longitudinal and transverse axes. As such, the gasket of the present invention retains all of the operational advantages of PTFE while being quite resistant to creep.
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- Filed October 19, 1994 and granted January 29, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 19, 2014.
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