Patent ID: 9618006
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B66C,F04D,F05D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A lubricant retainer assembly for use in a pump bearing assembly, comprising: a main body having a first bearing zone and a second bearing zone axially spaced from the first bearing zone; a chamber formed in the main body positioned between the first bearing zone and the second bearing zone, the chamber having an interior wall; a first wall shoulder portion positioned to demarcate the chamber from the first bearing zone and a second wall shoulder portion positioned to demarcate the chamber from the second bearing zone; a sump arranged in the chamber; a first channel formed between the sump and the first bearing zone and a second channel formed between the sump and the second bearing zone; and removable lubricant retaining devices each configured for engagement with one of the first wall shoulder portion or the second wall shoulder portion and each removable lubricant retaining device being structured with a basal flange sized and positioned to overlie, respectively, the first channel and the second channel to provide a barrier between the first bearing zone and the sump and between the second bearing zone and the sump.