The trapezoidal shape is said to eliminate the possibility of the O-ring popping out, unlike standard round-shape O-rings that rely on being pinched by the groove retaining ring for seal retention.

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Proprietary TS Topology has a unique trapezoidal tooth shape core structure, which improves flux distribution, reduces leakage, and gives superior heat dissipation with good thermal capacity. New ...

But this doesn't always work and O-rings can pop out. The Trap-Seal, a trapezoidal O-ring from Parker Hannifin Tube Fittings Div. (parker.com/tfd), eliminates this ...

Figure 1 You can implement this velocity-profile section in software that you can use to provide digital or analog motor control. Figure 2 You use subtraction to calculate the area under the curve ...