US 12,215,787 B2
Seal with insert and methods of making and using the same
Colby Stark, Irvine, CA (US)
Assigned to SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION, Solon, OH (US)
Filed by SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION, Solon, OH (US)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/049,412.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/263,136, filed on Oct. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0126994 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. F16J 15/32 (2016.01); F16J 15/3212 (2016.01); F16J 15/3232 (2016.01)
CPC F16J 15/3232 (2013.01) [F16J 15/3212 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seal comprising:
an annular jacket comprising a heel, a first lip, and a second lip defining an annular recess; and
an insert comprising at least 3 prongs disposed within the annular recess contacting the heel, the first lip, and the second lip, wherein the insert contacts at least one of the heel, the first lip, or the second lip along a planar edge, wherein the insert comprises a first prong, a second prong, and a third prong, and wherein the insert is disposed entirely within the annular recess with no portion of the insert forming an exterior surface of the seal.