A hole seal is disclosed including a cover having a body with an inner surface and an outer surface and an end portion attached to a first end of the body. The inner surface of the body includes a threaded portion, and the outer surface of the body includes an annular array of ribs disposed thereon.
A hole seal is disclosed including a cover having a body with an inner surface and an outer surface and an end portion attached to a first end of the body. The inner surface of the body includes a threaded portion, and the outer surface of the body includes an annular array of ribs disposed thereon. Each of the ribs has a predefined collapsible direction. The end portion includes a seal disposed on a peripheral edge of the end portion. The hole seal further includes a cap having an inner member and an outer portion. The inner member includes a threaded portion that is configured to cooperate with the threaded portion of the inner surface of the body.
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1. A hole seal for sealing a hole formed in a wall, the wall having a first surface, an oppositely arranged second surface, and an inner surface defining the hole, the hole seal comprising: a cover including a body and a seal, the seal disposed on an inner surface of the cover and configured to enga
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A hole seal for sealing a hole formed in a wall, the wall having a first surface, an oppositely arranged second surface, and an inner surface defining the hole, the hole seal comprising: a cover including a body and a seal, the seal disposed on an inner surface of the cover and configured to engage the first surface of the wall, the body extending longitudinally from an inner surface of the cover and having an open end, the body including an annular array of flexible ribs extending radially outwardly from an outer surface thereof configured to engage the inner surface defining the hole when the seal engages the first surface of the wall to center the cover with respect to the hole; anda cap having an inner member and an annular surface formed around the inner member, the inner member is configured to be received in the open end of the body to couple the cap to the cover, the annular surface configured to engage the second surface of the wall following a coupling of the cap to the cover. 2. The hole seal of claim 1, wherein the open end of the body provides access to an inner surface of the body, the inner surface of the body including a threaded portion configured to cooperate with a threaded portion formed on an outer surface of the inner member to couple the cap to the cover. 3. The hole seal of claim 1, wherein the body is hollow and substantially cylindrical. 4. The hole seal of claim 1, wherein each of the ribs and is attached to the outer surface of the body along an area of attachment extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the body. 5. The hole seal of claim 1, wherein each of the ribs has a predetermined curvature causing each of the ribs to have a predetermined collapsible position when a radially inward force is applied to each of the ribs by the inner surface of the wall defining the hole. 6. The hole seal of claim 1, wherein each of the ribs includes a tapered edge. 7. The hole seal of claim 6, wherein a first edge of each rib disposed adjacent the inner surface of the cover extends radially outwardly from the outer surface of the body further than a second edge of each rib disposed adjacent the open end of the body. 8. The hole seal of claim 1, wherein each of the ribs is resilient. 9. The hole seal of claim 1, wherein the inner member further includes at least one slot removed from a longitudinal axis of the inner member to allow the inner member to compress during insertion into the body of the cover. 10. A hole seal for sealing a hole formed in a wall, the wall having a first surface, an oppositely arranged second surface, and an inner surface defining the hole, the hole seal comprising: a cover including an end portion and a body, wherein the body is hollow and substantially cylindrical, the body having a first end attached to an inner surface of the end portion and an open second end, a longitudinal axis of the body extending from the first end to the second end of the body, the body further having an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface of the body including an annular array of flexible ribs extending radially outwardly therefrom, the end portion including a seal disposed on the inner surface thereof configured to engage the first surface of the wall, the annular array of flexible ribs configured to engage the inner surface defining the hole when the seal engages the first surface of the wall to center the cover with respect to the hole; anda cap having an inner member and an outer portion, the inner member configured to cooperate with the inner surface of the body to couple the cap to the cover; the outer portion forming an annular surface that substantially corresponds to the seal, the annular surface configured to engage the second surface of the wall when the cap is coupled to the cover. 11. The hole seal of claim 10, wherein each of the ribs extends radially outwardly from the outer surface of the body and the ribs are spaced apart from each other by a portion of a circumference of the outer surface of the body. 12. The hole seal of claim 10, wherein each of the ribs has a predetermined curvature as each of the ribs extends away from the outer surface of the body, causing each of the ribs to curl about a portion of a circumference of the outer surface of the body. 13. A hole seal for sealing a hole formed in a wall, the wall having a first surface, an oppositely arranged second surface, and an inner surface defining the hole, the hole seal comprising: a cover including an end portion and a body, wherein the body is hollow and substantially cylindrical, the body having a first end attached to an inner surface of the end portion and an open second end, a longitudinal axis of the body extending from the first end to the second end of the body, the body further having an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface of the body including an annular array of flexible ribs disposed thereon, wherein each of the ribs extends radially outwardly from the outer surface of the body and each of the ribs is attached to the outer surface of the body along an area of attachment extending from the first end of the body to the second end of the body, wherein each of the ribs is resilient and has a predetermined curvature causing each of the ribs to have a predetermined collapsible position;an annular seal disposed on the inner surface of the end portion of the cover configured to engage the first surface of the wall, wherein the annular array of flexible ribs is configured to engage the inner surface of the wall defining the hole when the annular seal engages the first surface of the wall to center the cover with respect to the hole; anda cap having an inner member and an outer portion, the inner member configured to cooperate with the inner surface of the body to couple the cap to the cover; the outer portion forming an annular surface that substantially corresponds to the annular seal, the annular surface configured to engage the second surface of the wall when the cap is coupled to the cover. 14. The hole seal of claim 1, wherein the ribs are spaced apart from each other by a portion of a circumference of the outer surface of the body. 15. The hole seal of claim 5, wherein each of the ribs curls about a portion of a circumference of the outer surface of the body. 16. The hole seal of claim 1, wherein each of the ribs is attached to the outer surface of the body along an area of attachment, the area of attachment of each of the ribs extending longitudinally from a first end adjacent the inner surface of the cover to a second end adjacent the open end of the body. 17. The hole seal of claim 16, wherein the annular surface of the cap defines a plane and the first end of each of the areas of attachment is disposed to a first side of the plane and the second end of each of the areas of attachment is disposed to a second side of the plane when the cap is coupled to the cover. 18. The hole seal of claim 16, wherein the seal includes a sealing surface configured to engage the first surface of the wall, the sealing surface defining a plane, wherein the first end of each of the areas of attachment is disposed between the plane defined by the sealing surface and the end of the body formed adjacent the inner surface of the cover. 19. The hole seal of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of each of the ribs is disposed between the seal and the annular surface in a longitudinal direction of the body when the seal engages the first surface of the wall and the annular surface engages the second surface of the wall.
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