Abstract: An isolator mount assembly is disclosed which includes a support structure, a device and an isolator, disposed between the support structure and the device for reducing transmission of mechanical vibration therebetween. The isolator includes a plurality of canted-coils having an elliptical shape which are oriented for loading along a major or minor axis thereof. An elastomer may be applied to the coils and either bonded or unbonded thereto in order to provide the isolator with the capacity to be adapted to desired transmissibility and isolation efficiencies.

Abstract: The seal apparatus includes a resilient member having at least one sealing surface thereon and an engagement surface spaced up from the sealing surface. A spring's position to bias the sealing surface and flexible or elastic means are disposed in and about the spring in order to substantially increase the useful life of the resilient member.

Abstract: A spring assembly includes a plurality of coils interconnected with one another in a spaced-apart relationship for causing the spring assembly to exert a force in a loading direction approximately normal to a tangent to a centerline of the plurality of coils in response to deflection of the spring assembly along the loading direction. An elastic material is provided which is disposed around and between the plurality of coils and has a hollow cross section for modifying the force exerted by the spring assembly in response to the deflection of the spring assembly along the loading direction.

Abstract: A canted-coil spring-loaded ring seal assembly including a plurality of coils having a major and a minor axis and canted along a center line defined by an intersection of the major and minor axes along with an elastic material, disposed around and between said plurality of coils and having a hollow cross-section, for modifying the force exerted by the spring assembly in response to deflection of the spring assembly along said loading direction and for providing a sealing surface. The plurality of coils and elastic material are noninvasively supported in an orientation for controlling the resilient characteristics of the plurality of coils and for orienting said sealing surface for sealing contact with a loading member.

Abstract: A spring assembly includes a plurality of coils interconnected with one another in a spaced-apart relationship for causing the spring assembly to exert a force in a loading direction approximately normal to a tangent to a centerline of the plurality of coils in response to deflection of the spring assembly along the loading direction. An elastic material is provided which is disposed around and between the plurality of coils and has a hollow cross section for modifying the force exerted by the spring assembly in response to the deflection of the spring assembly along the loading direction.

Abstract: A length of canted coil spring is disclosed which is suitable for forming a stable, when unsupported, circular axially loadable spring. The length of spring includes a plurality of elliptical coils canted along a coil centerline with the coil centerline following a helical path about a helix centerline. The length of canted coil springs is approximately equal to a distance, or pitch, along the helix centerline necessary for one complete revolution of the helical path thereabout.

Abstract: A canted coil spring assembly includes a plurality of coils having major and minor axes and canted along a center line defined by an intersection of the major and minor axes. The coils are interconnected in a manner forming a radial gartertype canted coil spring and structure are provided for non-invasively supporting the plurality of coils in an orientation suitable for radial loading of the radial garter-type canted coil spring and for controlling the resilient characteristics of the radial garter-type canted coil spring.

Abstract: An electromagnetic shield for a rotary/reciprocating shaft includes a garter-type resilient coil spring blocking the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast with the coil spring including a plurality of individual coils for causing a blockage of electromagnetic waves therepast independent of the compression of the coil spring within a range of deflection of the individual coils.

Abstract: An electromagnetic shielding spring gasket assembly includes a coil spring for blocking the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast. The coil spring includes a plurality of coils having a major and a minor axis and canted along a center line defined by an intersection of the major and minor axes and may be interconnected in a manner forming a radial garter-type canted-coil spring. A back angle of each coil defines the disposition of a trailing portion of each coil with respect to a line normal to the center line which determines a radial load-deflection characteristic of the canted-coil spring assembly. A front angle of each coil defines the disposition of a leading portion of each coil with respect to the normal line. The plurality of coils are noninvasively supported in an orientation for controlling the blocking of electromagnetic waves, for radial loading of the radial garter-type canted-coil spring and for controlling the resilient characteristics of the radial garter-type canted-coil spring.

Abstract: A canted coil spring assembly includes a plurality of coils having a major and a minor axis and canted along a centerline defined by an intersection of the major and minor axis. A trailing portion of each coil is defined by a back angle which determines the load deflection characteristics of the canted coil assembly. A leading portion of each coil is defined by a front angle and a plurality of coils are non-invasively supported in a preselected orientation for controlling the resilient characteristics of the coils.

Abstract: An electromagnetic shielding gasket assembly includes a coil spring for blocking the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast, with the coil spring including a plurality of individual coils canted along a center line thereof. The plurality of individual coils are supported in an orientation for controlling the electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of the coil spring, and a formable conductive material, disposed on said plurality of individual coils, is provided for being formed by the plurality of coils upon loading thereof. The formed conductive material fills an aperture of the coil spring to further block the propagation of electromagnetic waves.

Abstract: A locking mechanism is disclosed which includes a garter-type canted-coil spring having elliptical coils with a coil height and a coil width measured, respectively, along a minor and a major axis of the elliptical coils for holding and locking a first and second member to one another. The first member includes a first groove for retaining the spring with the first groove having a depth less than the coil width in order that a portion of each coil extends outwardly from the first groove. The second member includes a second groove for accepting the extended portion of each coil and for loading the coils generally along the major axis thereof, said first and second members being locked to one another when the coils are disposed within and loaded by the first and second grooves.

Abstract: An electromagnetic shielding gasket assembly includes a coil spring for blocking the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast. The coil spring includes individal coils interconnected with one another and disposed in a canted relationship with a centerline of the coil spring and cause the coil spring to block the propagation of electromagnetic waves. The individual coils may be interconnected in a manner forming a continuous circular spring which may be disposed in a groove including a wedge-shaped portion for deflecting the individual coils and causing the individual coils to abutt at an inside diameter of the continuous circular spring.

Abstract: A resilient electromagnetic shielding gasket utilizes a plurality of conductive wire coils which are loaded in a manner so that coil spacing may be selectively adjusted at specific areas along the circumference thereof in order to provide an electromagnetic shield. Other portions along the circumference of the gasket provide sufficient biasing capability to take up for variations that may occur due to torquing, eccentricities, irregularities and other variables and thereby imminent contact between mating surfaces under load. The spacing along a seal-load portion of the gasket is selected to limit the passage of electromagnetic energy with a wavelength greater than a selected value.

Abstract: A canted-coil spring includes a plurality of coils having a major and a minor axis and canted along a centerline defined by an intersection of the major and minor axis. The coils are interconnected in a manner forming a garter-type resilient canted-coil spring and a back angle of each coil, both defines the disposition of a trailing portion of each coil and determines the load-deflection characteristics of the canted-coil spring. A front angle defines the disposition of a leading portion of each coil and the garter-type resilient canted-coil spring is oriented for enabling the loading thereof to be generally radial in direction and along the major axis thereof.

Abstract: A garter-type axially resilient coil spring includes a plurality of coils canted along a centerline thereof with each coil having a trailing portion and a leading portion. Specific resilient performance, or load-deflection characteristics, of the spring is obtained by interconnecting the coils in a manner such that the trailing portion is disposed along an outside diameter of the garter-type axially resilient coil spring and the leading portion is disposed along an inside diameter of the garter-type axially resilient coil spring.

Abstract: A garter-type axially resilient coil spring includes a plurality of coils canted along a centerline thereof with each coil having a trailing portion and a leading portion. The disposition of the trailing portion is defined by a back angle between the trailing portion and a line normal to the centerline and the disposition of the leading portion is defined by a front angle between the leading portion and a normal line. Specific resilient performance, or load-characteristics, of the springs are obtained by controlling a turn angle of the coil spring. At selected turn angles, springs exhibit a resilient working area bounded by steep load-deflection characteristics.

Abstract: An electromagnetic shielding gasket is provided which includes a coil spring for blocking the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast. The coil spring includes a plurality of individual coils which provide shielding of electromagnetic waves independent of compression of the coil spring within a range of deflection of the individual coils.

Abstract: A garter-type axially resilient coil spring includes a plurality of coils canted along a centerline thereof with each coil having a trailing portion and a leading portion. Specific resilient performance, or load-deflection characteristics, of the spring is obtained by interconnecting the coils in a manner such that the trailing portion is disposed along an outside diameter of the garter-type axially resilient coil spring and the leading portion is disposed along an inside diameter of the garter-type axially resilient coil spring.

Abstract: Annular coil spring apparatus is provided which includes a first annular spring with a plurality of coils canted along a centerline with a trailing portion of each coil and a leading portion of each coil defined by a back angle and front angle, respectively. Coils are interconnected in order to form a garter-type coil spring and a second annular spring is provided and disposed within the first annular spring. The second annular spring may include a plurality of coils canted along a centerline thereof and the first and second annular spring may be canted in either the same direction or opposite directions in order to provide different force-deflection characteristics of the annular coil spring apparatus.