Clip equipped, elongated flexible polymer gaskets

摘要

Elongated, flexible polymer gasket include a tubular flexible polymer material body, a hollow chamber within the body extending uniformly the length of the body, and a plurality of individual openings through the sidewall forming the body and spaced apart from one another along its length. Each further includes a plurality of individual spring clip fasteners, each a length of metal wire bent to form an elongated, generally planar base portion with opposing major sides and an elongated, engagement portion extending transversely away from one of the opposing major sides. The maximum width dimensions of the base and engagement portions being greater than a maximum nominal dimension of the opening whereby the each individual spring clip member is captured in a separate one of the openings with the base portion within the hollow chamber and the engagement portion projecting traversely away from the base portion and the body.

主权项

1. An elongated, flexible polymer gasket comprising:
a body formed by a length of tubular flexible polymer material, the body including an outer wall of the polymer material at least partially surrounding and at least partially defining a hollow chamber within the body extending uniformly the length of the body, and further including a plurality of individual openings spaced apart from one another along the length of the body and extending through the outer wall and into the hollow chamber; and a plurality of individual spring clip fasteners, each spring clip fastener being formed by a length of at least partially hardened metal wire having a rounded cross section, the length of wire being bent to form an elongated, generally planar base portion with opposing major sides and an elongated, engagement portion extending transversely away from one of the opposing major sides of the base portion, the base portion of each individual spring clip fastener having a maximum length dimension in an elongated direction of the base portion and a maximum width dimension less than the maximum length dimension in a direction at least generally perpendicular to the elongated direction of the base portion, the base portion of each individual spring clip fastener having two opposing longer sides longer in length than a maximum cross sectional dimension of the hollow chamber and two opposing shorter ends connecting the longer sides, the engagement portion of each individual spring clip fastener having a maximum length dimension in an elongated direction of the engagement portion at least transverse to the elongated direction of the base portion, and a width dimension less than the maximum length dimension of the engagement portion in a direction at least generally perpendicular to the elongated direction of the engagement portion, the engagement portion having a proximal end abutting the base portion with a reduced width dimension less than the maximum width dimensions of the engagement portion and the base portion, the maximum width dimension of each of the base portion and the engagement portion being greater than a maximum nominal dimension of the opening, whereby the each individual spring clip member is captured in a separate one of the openings with the base portion of each spring clip member captured within the hollow chamber of the body and the engagement portion of each spring clip fastener projecting transversely away from the base portion and away from the opening and the outer wall of the body.