US Patent 7762559 Gasket

A gasket in an integrated double-layered structure comprising an outer layer and an inner layer enclosed by the outer layer, in which the outer layer is a low-hardness rubber layer having a JIS A hardness of 40-70, and the inner layer is a high-hardness rubber layer having a JIS A hardness of 80-100, where a ratio h/h0 of height h of the inner layer to height h0 of the outer layer is preferably 0.3-0.8, and ratio d/d0 of height d of the inner layer to width d0 of the outer layer is preferably 0.5-0.8 in the longitudal cross-section as view from the width direction of the gasket, has a low reaction force, and distinguished sealability and insertibility, and used as inserted between two members, one of which has a groove for insertion.