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A gasket for sealing between a flange and a mating surface includes a metal layer having at least two integral tabs formed as a continuation of said metal layer. The flange includes at least two apertures that are correspondingly sized and positioned to receive the tabs. In a first embodiment, each

A gasket for sealing between a flange and a mating surface includes a metal layer having at least two integral tabs formed as a continuation of said metal layer. The flange includes at least two apertures that are correspondingly sized and positioned to receive the tabs. In a first embodiment, each tab is formed on the outer periphery of the metal layer and comprises two contoured, resilient legs separated to form a vertical slot between the legs, and a contoured tip located at a distal end of each tab leg. In a second embodiment, each tab includes a serrated resilient edge that promotes tab insertion, but digs into an inner periphery of the aperture upon attempted tab removal. In a third embodiment, each tab is formed on an inner periphery of two mounting apertures formed in the metal layer.

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1. An exhaust manifold gasket for sealing between an exhaust header and a mating flange, said gasket comprising:at least two metal layers having a length and a width defining at least two mounting apertures, said length greater than said width, said layers constituting at least a part of the gasket

1. An exhaust manifold gasket for sealing between an exhaust header and a mating flange, said gasket comprising:at least two metal layers having a length and a width defining at least two mounting apertures, said length greater than said width, said layers constituting at least a part of the gasket and including at least one hole formed therein corresponding to a hole in the mating flange; and at least two integral tabs formed on at least one of said layers, each of said tabs formed as a continuation of said layer on an inner periphery of each of said mounting apertures, said tabs bent generally perpendicular to said layer, each of said tabs received in an aperture formed on the mating flange.