Patent attributes
A convoluted boot (21) for sealing an annular chamber (28) between two articulating and plunging joint parts. The boot includes a first boot portion (22) having a first collar (23) and a second collar (24), a second boot portion (25) having a third collar (26) and a fourth collar (27), wherein the second boot portion (25) is at least partially positioned inside the first boot portion (22) and wherein the third collar (26) has a smaller diameter than the first collar (23), and wherein the first collar (23) is firmly connected to the first one of the parts (12), the third collar (26) is firmly connected to the second one of the parts (15) and the fourth collar (27) is firmly and sealingly connected to the second collar (24), and the fourth collar (27) with the second collar (24) is axially displaceable relative to the second one of the parts (15).