Abstract: A brush seal includes a retainer and a multiplicity of single bristles each bristle having a fixed end and a free sealing end, the fixed ends being individually attached in a continuous arrangement at the same angle to the retainer, the bristles having a uniform pack density throughout the extent of the bristles from the fixed to the sealing end.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 29, 1998
Date of Patent:
May 15, 2001
Assignees:
EG&G Engineered Products, Pferd Milwaukee Brush Co., Inc.
Inventors:
Matthew D. Cunningham, Robert P. Menendez, James A. Henderson, Chih-Yuan Shia, William J. Casey, William W. Smith, Jr.