There is described herein an annular elastomer seal arranged for primary compression-type sealing capability and secondary lip-type sealing capability. The annular seal includes a pair of grooves in a radial seal face thereof, the grooves diverging with depth to form what appears as a V-shaped cut when the seal is viewed in radial cross section. When compressive stress diminishes as a result of elastomer relaxation phenomena, seepage of pressurized fluid into the grooves creates a lip seal.

A seal comprising a spring having an enlarged diameter base mounted in the heel of a seal casing to enable flared arms extending forwardly from the base to freely exert by cantilever action an outwardly directed spring bias against the casing while the spring is retained by its base in the casing.

A wiper for machine tools includes an attachment portion 3 to be attached to a machine tool, wherein the machine tool is moved relative to a sliding surface 14, and a wiper body 10 made of an elastic material integrated with the attachment portion 3, wherein a lip portion 11 of the wiper body 10 can be slid on the sliding surface 14, and a fabric material 5 is provided on at least a sliding surface side of the lip portion 1 of the wiper body 10. The lip portion 11 has a low level of abrasion resistance, and a low level of abrasion loss is small. No damages are caused due to collision or impact with chips and a sliding surface does not suffer from damages or the like.

Disclosed herein is a fluid seal and rod wiper assembly suitable for insertion in annular groove of a piston housing packing chamber. The rod wiper assembly comprises a generally U-shaped elastomeric rod wiper having a thin lip which wipes a piston shaft and a thicker lip which provides a shoulder for accommodating an interference or compression fitting locking ring. An alternative embodiment includes a cantilever spring which is snap fit into the u-shaped compartment of the rod wiper. Another alternative embodiment includes an O-ring positioned within the u-shaped compartment defined by the rod wiper.

An insert for use with a sealing device having a flexible ring with a circumferentially extending channel which opens in an axial direction at one end of the ring. The channel is bounded by the ring's sidewalls which have external sealing faces engageable with the moving surfaces to be sealed. The insert is comprised of a seal-reinforcing ring having aa flat annular disk and an annular projection extending at least in one axial direction from the disk. The annular projection substantially corresponds in size and configuration to the cross-sectional size and configuration of the channel and is insertable into the channel. The disk defines radially extending seating surfaces disposed at the one end of the ring when the projection is inserted into the channel and limits the depth of the extension of the projection therein. The insert ring is designed with an axial projection extending in one direction away from the seating portion or disk or in opposite directions away from the disk. In either form, the insert ring may be used in combination with a single sealing device or pair of sealing devices.