Manway gasket

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8656840
APP PUB NO 20120160127A1
SERIAL NO

13409345

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A gasket for a railroad car manway nozzle and cover includes an inner leg portion and an outer leg portion joined by a generally planar annular body portion defining an upper annular cover sealing surface and a lower annular nozzle body sealing surface. Concentric annular chevrons are formed on the upper and lower annular sealing surfaces. In one form, the chevrons have a uniform height relative to the upper and lower sealing surfaces. In a modified form, the height of the chevrons varies relative to the surfaces from the which they extend. The height of the chevrons is a minimum where the gasket is radially aligned with cover clamping bolts and a maximum at radial locations midway between clamping bolts. A tab depending from the outer leg portion provides visual verification of the presence of the gasket.

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A STUCKI COMPNAY360 WRIGHT BROTHERS DRIVE MOON TOWNSHIP PA 15108

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Borowski, Andrew J Palos Park, US 3 22
Degutis, Alex V LaGrange Park, US 23 166
Oestermeyer, David A Downers Grove, US 14 91

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