Title: Sealing device

Abstract: A sealing device for providing a hermetic seal, for example between the body and lid of a container, comprises elongate interengageable sealing members of respectively male and female form in transverse cross-section, the two members being arranged to define an enclosed space extending lengthwise between them when interengaged, and means for drawing and holding a vacuum in such space to bring the members into sealing engagement along their lengths.

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Inventors: Clements, Harold J. (Canterbury, GB)

Application Number: 009790
Filing Date: 1979-02-06
Publication_date: 1980-09-16
Assignee: Modern Precision Engineers and Associates Limited (Ashford, GB2)
Primary Class(es): 277/641 220/677, 220/691, 277/649, 285/331
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US Patent Ref:

2182995	Dec, 1939	Pepper	285/331.
3032356	May, 1962	Botsford	285/331.
3334908	Aug, 1967	Starbuck	277/237.
3764037	Oct, 1973	Rothrock	277/34.
3869235	Mar, 1975	Moore	277/16.

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Primary Examiner: Smith, Robert I.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Bacon & Thomas