Patent ID: 6648336
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: F16C,F16J

Abstract:
A bearing for facilitating movement of a rotating shaft comprising:a housing having a first side and a second side; a bearing element disposed within the housing and adapted to receive the rotating shaft; a first seal assembly, including a first seal carrier coupled to the first side of the bearing and a first seal removably disposed within the first seal carrier; and a second seal assembly, including a second seal carrier coupled to the second side of the bearing and a second seal removably disposed within the second seal carrier, wherein the first and second seal assemblies are removably secured to the housing, the first and second seal carriers being radially split into a plurality of mating elements for mating engagement around the rotating shaft and the first and second seals being radially split into a plurality of mating elements for mating engagement around the rotating shaft.