Patent ID: 6379128
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: F04D,F05D

Abstract:
A cover device for an end bell of a motor housing of a motor used for operating a water pump, wherein the motor includes a shaft extending outwardly from the end bell for driven engagement with the water pump, said cover device comprising:an integral body sized and configured to overly the end bell of the motor housing, in covering relation thereto, and comprising: a front face including a concave portion defining a dish; a convex rear face; a peripheral flange surrounding said dish, said peripheral flange being sized and configured to mate with a surface of the motor housing surrounding the end bell; a downwardly depending lip disposed in fluid communication with said dish; a central zone within said dish, said central zone including a raised annular hub with a centrally disposed aperture formed through said annular hub for passage of the shaft of the motor therethrough; said dish being structured and disposed for capturing water released from the shaft of the motor during rotation thereof; and said downwardly depending lip being structured and disposed for directing the captured water from said dish to an exterior of the motor housing.