US 12,337,612 B2
Seal mechanism for wheel assemblies
William E. Weimer, Virginia Beach, VA (US); Jason L. Mills, Camden, NC (US); Graham R. Harrison, III, Currituck, NC (US); Joshua B. Bowen, Elizabeth City, NC (US); and Samuel Benavides, Edenton, NC (US)
Assigned to The Government of the United States of America, represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security, Washington, DC (US)
Filed on Feb. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/591,682.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/452,496, filed on Mar. 16, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0308269 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. B60B 25/00 (2006.01); B60B 3/08 (2006.01); B60B 25/22 (2006.01); B60B 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60B 25/008 (2013.01) [B60B 3/08 (2013.01); B60B 25/22 (2013.01); B60B 27/0073 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seal for a wheel assembly including a first disk half and a second disk half, the seal comprising:
a cylindrical body having a hollow interior, a first seal end configured to mate with a first inner disk surface of the first disk half, and a second seal end configured to mate with a second inner disk surface of the second disk half, and one or more drain holes, the cylindrical body having a cylindrical wall with the one or more drain holes being configured to substantially deflect incoming matter into the hollow interior and to allow condensate to evacuate from the hollow interior through the one or more drain holes, the cylindrical body comprising an elastomeric material.