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Rotary shaft seal assembly

CA 1317331 C · Owner: Woodex Bearing Company, Inc. · Inventors: Bowers, David; Kemp, Dennis E. Jr.

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A rotary seal comprises an elastomeric sleeve adapted to be mounted on a shaft, a pair of washers encompassing the ends of the sleeve, wear plates engaged against the antifriction washers, and a compression device for urging the washers toward each other axially to fore- shorten the sleeve and define between the sleeve and washers a torque driving connection, said washers being formed of anti-friction polymeric material and said wear plates being formed of metal or vice versa.

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  • Granted May 4, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 4, 2010.
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FiledNovember 22, 1988
GrantedMay 4, 1993
Term endedMay 4, 2010
Patent numberCA 1317331 C
Classification (IPC)F16J15/38 +2 more

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19891992199519982001200420072010Application filedNov 22, 1988Patent grantedMay 4, 1993Term endedMay 4, 2010

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