.~ Circumferential contact seal for other than piston {13}
502
.~.~ For valve stem in internal combustion engine
DEFINITION
Classification: 277/502
For valve stem in internal combustion engine:
(under subclass 500) Dynamic, circumferential contact seal wherein the seal is at the joint or juncture between a reciprocating part (i.e., stem of a valve controls the flow of gas in an internal combustion engine) and a housing part (i.e., a guide for a valve in an internal combustion engine).
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
123, Internal-Combustion Engines,
188.6, for a seal in combination with a valve stem of an intake, exhaust or fuel valve of an internal combustion engine having a stationary opening (i.e., seat) and moving closure (i.e., head).