Benjamin M. Trapp;Nathan L. Friedman;Carey V. Campbell
发明人:
Carey V. Campbell,Nathan L. Friedman,Benjamin M. Trapp
申请号：
US13446915
公开号：
US09028444B2
申请日:
2012.04.13
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
The instant invention provides for a pivoting ring that can be used as a seal for an inflatable member. The pivoting ring seal offers a mechanical action which acts to tighten with increasing inflation and/or expansion of an inflatable member. As the inflatable member increases in pressure and/or size, one side of the ring is lifted and pivots around a fulcrum in the middle of the ring seal causing the opposite side of the ring seal to decrease in diameter. The pivot ring causes the opposite part of the seal to tighten about an inner member allowing for a higher-pressure seal. In addition to a higher pressure seal, the working length of the inflatable member can be adjusted by moving the ring along the length of the inflatable member.
