VACUUM RELEASE SEAL FOR A CLOSURE AND CONTAINER PACKAGE

• Main Authors: CHISHOLM, Brian, J, BROZELL, Brian, J, GRANT, Edward, A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 23.03.2017
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; BLASTING; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; CYLINDERS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PISTONS; SEALINGS; STORING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

A seal (20) for a closure assembly (14) that includes a seal ring (86), and a carrier (88) being coupled to the seal ring, extending circumferentially and radially outwardly of the seal ring to a radially outer periphery (24), and having a circumferentially extending pocket (116) in the radially outer periphery adapted to release a vacuum pressure. L'invention concerne un joint d'étanchéité (20) pour un ensemble de fermeture (14) qui comprend une bague d'étanchéité (86), et un support (88) étant couplé à la bague d'étanchéité et s'étendant circonférentiellement et radialement vers l'extérieur de la bague d'étanchéité jusqu'à une périphérie radialement externe (24), et ayant une poche s'étendant de manière circonférentielle (116) dans la périphérie radialement extérieure conçue pour libérer une pression à vide.