Documents in our library describe Ajax (United States Gasket) as “gaskets constructed of convolutely spirally wound metal ribbon having interposed therebetween asbestos or other fibrous strips, and excluding any rubber component therein”.1 They give it as sold from 1942.1
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What each document says
Every statement about Ajax (United States Gasket) in the documents, in each document's own words.
USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition)
- Sold from: “first used in commerce 1942-12-03”, said by UNITED STATES GASKET COMPANY, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
- Description: “GASKETS CONSTRUCTED OF CONVOLUTELY SPIRALLY WOUND METAL RIBBON HAVING INTERPOSED THEREBETWEEN ASBESTOS OR OTHER FIBROUS STRIPS, AND EXCLUDING ANY RUBBER COMPONENT THEREIN”, said by UNITED STATES GASKET COMPANY, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
Kind of product
We list Ajax (United States Gasket) with gaskets and packing, from how the documents describe it. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Trades that worked with products like it: Pipefitters and Plumbers, Millwrights, Machinists, and Industrial Mechanics.
Gaskets and packing by other makers (211)
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References
- USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition) (January 4, 1944). Not yet published in our library.
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