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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341258 | Cammed seal assembly with sealing ring having an angled leg portion and foot portion with elastomeric energizer element A seal assembly seals first and second operational surfaces spaced apart by a gap. The first surface includes a seal groove having a base surface and first and second side surfaces. A sealing element in the seal groove has a foot portion extending parallel to the ba... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7296585 | Elliptical sealing surface for butterfly valve A reduced component wear valve is comprised of a valve body having a passage therethrough and a disc attached to a rotatable shaft. The disc is utilized with a seal forming a gap between the disc and the seal proximate to the rotational axis of the disc. When the di... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7234704 | Wiping and/or sealing element as well as process for sealing a piston and clamping and/or support element The present invention pertains to a wiping and/or sealing element for sealing a piston (11) guided movably in a housing (10) with a seal held in a groove (21, 30). The present invention pertains, furthermore, to a process for sealing a movable p... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7191875 | Disc brake A disc brake includes a piston seal made of rubber that is shaped to fit into a seal groove on the inner surface of a cylinder of a caliper for a brake piston. To prevent braking effectiveness from being impaired, even if the temperature of a caliper rises in a disc... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7140616 | Sealing device The invention relates to a sealing device which is provided with an annular circumferential groove in a preceding sealing washer and having a sealing body disposed in the groove. The width and depth of the groove are larger than the cross-section of the sealing body... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7010844 | Method for assembling components using split seal A method for assembling components that are sealed hydraulically or pneumatically includes forming an outer component having an inner surface, a groove for holding a seal, the groove having an opening at the inner surface. A seal is fabricated in the form of a subst... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6547250 | Seal assembly with two sealing mechanisms for providing static and dynamic sealing A seal assembly for providing sealing between a movable cylindrical body and a housing body comprises separate sealing mechanisms for providing static and dynamic sealing. The seal assembly is associated in fixed relationship with either the cylindrical b... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6267380 | Choke arrangement and a method for operating said choke arrangement The choke arrangement comprises an elastic choke ring which consists of a single piece with a gap formed by a parting joint. The choke arrangement: further comprises a support ring which is arranged directly adjacent to the choke ring in the axial directi... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6226851 | Method for sliding a seal with a lip onto a shaft, method for uncurling the lip, and apparatus for sliding the seal thereonto When a seal (10) with a lip (10A) is slid onto a shaft (14), the seal (10) is first slid from a D-cut portion (14C) to the end of a shaft body (14B) contiguous to the D-cut portion (14C), and then is slid at a first speed (at 40 mm/s) from this end to a p... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6223424 | Method for sliding a seal with a lip onto a shaft, method for uncurling the lip, and apparatus for sliding the seal thereonto When a seal (10) with a lip (10A) is slid onto a shaft (14), the seal (10) is first slid from a D-cut portion (14C) to the end of a shaft body (14B) contiguous to the D-cut portion (14C), and then is slid at a first speed (at 40 mm/s) from this end to a p... | 05/01/2001 |
| 5961123 | Metal back-up ring for downhole seals A sealing element for a packer or bridge plug or other downhole tool is illustrated which employs the use of back-up rings above and/or below a resilient seal. The various sleeves which are moved with respect to each other to compress the sealing element ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5779244 | Seal apparatus A seal assembly includes first and second annular members which reside in axial juxtaposition to be carried by one of a pair of coaxially movable components for sealingly engaging the other of the pair of components. The assembly may be carried in an annu... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5695197 | Seal ring method of sealing and molding composition comprising blend of PTFE copolymer, polyamide and carbon fiber therefor A set for preventing flow of a fluid under pressure between a first surface and a second surface spaced-apart from the first surface. The seal is molded or otherwise formed from a composition comprising a blend of from about 79-87% by weight of a copolyme... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5674055 | Piston sealing arrangement for a sampling pump system An improved sampling pump has utility for withdrawing fluid from a pressurized source and outputting fluid to a sampling container. The fluid pump assembly of the present invention includes an operator unit for reciprocating a plunger, and a side body por... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5378000 | Shaft seal assembly The improved shaft seal assembly is disclosed in having the sealing device lodged simultaneously in a female recess in the rotor and stator. The mating relationship of a solid deformable annular seal in opposed recesses in the stator and the rotor results... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5328177 | Contaminant resistant piston seal with energized backup scrapers The inner annular surface of a load ring includes a concave contour such that when pressure is applied to the center of the outer surface the elastomer material will flatten out and cause oppositely disposed feet to kick up and radially outwardly and in t... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5069461 | Static and dynamic shaft seal assembly An isolator mechanism is provided for use with a machinery housing and a rotatable shaft protruding through the housing. The isolator mechanism comprises a stator ring affixed to the housing and a rotor ring which is attached to the shaft and which nests ... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4989883 | Static and dynamic shaft seal assembly An isolator mechanism is provided for use with a machinery housing and a rotatable shaft protruding through the housing. The isolator mechanism comprises a stator ring affixed to the housing and a rotor ring which is attached to the shaft and which nests ... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4883279 | Sealing system A sealing system is described for application around a rotatable shaft extending outwardly from a bearing housing. The sealing system includes (a) a flexible sealing member having a longitudinal interior cavity, (b) a flexible connecting member having a d... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4749201 | Sealing unit and a process for sealing parts Disclosed is a sealing unit comprising a soft sealing ring and a thrust ring which has a greater hardness than the sealing ring. The two rings are permanently connected along a central surface of contact (b). Also disclosed is a process for producing the ... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4674754 | Back-up means for fluid cylinder and method for using same The back-up rings of the present invention are seated on opposite sides of a sealing ring within an annular groove of a hydraulic piston. The sealing ring is in frictional engagement with the interior surface of the hydraulic cylinder, and the back-up rin... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4635944 | Method for providing a seal around a shaft and against a bearing housing A novel sealing technique for bearings from which a rotating shaft extends outwardly. The novel seal comprises an elongated flexible strip having two ends. The seal encircles the shaft and is adhered to the face of the bearing housing.... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4577870 | O-ring seal in channel with fluid pressure equalization means An apparatus to improve the sealing capabilities of a sealing member. The apparatus comprises a first member having a channel formed therein for receiving the sealing member in sealing engagement with the bottom of the channel. A second member forms a sec... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4496161 | Radially extensible joint packing with O-ring An O-ring assembly with a generally piston-like shape elastomeric body that is radially extensible and has a circumferential groove which retains a circumferentially extensible O-ring.... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4470605 | Shaft seal assembly and method of making the same A shaft seal assembly for installation and operation in an annular space defined between first and second relatively rotatable machine components. The shaft seal assembly has a housing adapted to engage the first machine component, a runner ring surrounde... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4397470 | Oil slinger and method of mounting An oil slinger is held in place on a shaft by an O-ring which serves as a detent when the shaft is at rest and as a static seal when the shaft is rotating. Because the slinger is held only by a detent action in the rest position, the slinger can be moved ... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4394020 | High-speed seal The high-speed seal is a two-part metal-to-metal type seal that, in its initial application, acts as a conventional resilient O-ring. As the seal begins to operate, a separate O-ring, retained within a seal gland channel formed in the body of a primary me... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4352498 | Spring seal A sealing ring firmly grips a movable piston, performs the normal sealing function, and when pressure is released on the piston the sealing ring pulls back on the piston so as to retract the piston. The sealing ring is designed so as to fit in a conventio... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4344629 | Self-lapping high speed seal with wear-in lip The high speed seal is an integral metal-to-metal type seal that, in its initial application, acts as a regular resilient O-ring. As the seal begins to operate, a protruding circular resilient lip adjacent the metal sealing ring provides an initial seal a... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4270759 | Combination thrust washer and seal article, apparatus and method A thrust washer is combined with a seal for preventing contaminants from entering into the assembly and doing corrosion damage. In one embodiment, a spring shackle bracket assembly thrust washer is provided with an elastomeric seal bonded thereto and havi... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4257617 | Shaft seal assembly A shaft seal assembly comprises contact seal rings which are inserted into a recess formed within labyrinth seal rings encompassing the shaft. The contact seal rings are adapted to be in sealing engagement with the shaft when the shaft is not rotating or ... | 03/24/1981 |
