Invention Publication
- Patent Title: SEAL MECHANISM FOR WHEEL ASSEMBLIES
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Application No.: US18591682Application Date: 2024-02-29
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Publication No.: US20240308269A1Publication Date: 2024-09-19
- Inventor: William E. Weimer , Jason L. Mills , Graham R. Harrison, III , Joshua B. Bowen , Samuel Benavides
- Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
- Current Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Main IPC: B60B27/00
- IPC: B60B27/00 ; B60B25/22 ; F16C33/76

Abstract:
In an example, a seal for a wheel assembly includes a first rim half and a second rim half. The seal comprises a cylindrical body having a hollow interior, a first seal end configured to mate with a first inner rim surface of the first rim half, and a second seal end configured to mate with a second inner rim surface of the second rim half, and one or more drain holes. The cylindrical body has a cylindrical wall with the one or more drain holes configured to substantially deflect incoming matter from impinging upon the hollow interior and to allow condensate to evacuate from the hollow interior through the one or more drain holes. The cylindrical body comprises an elastomeric material.
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