Patent ID: 6325387
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: F16J

Abstract:
A packing gland assembly mountable on a shaft extending through an opening in a wall member of an apparatus comprising:a first housing member mountable on said shaft, having an opening herein for receiving said shaft therethrough, said opening being provided with an enlarged section defining an annual space about said shaft when said first housing member is mounted on said shaft with said shaft extending through said opening therein;a second housing member mountable on said shaft, including a section receivable in said annular space, said section having an opening therein for receiving said shaft therethrough, said opening being provided with an enlarged section defining an annular space about said shaft when said first and second housing members are mounted on said shaft with said shaft extending through said openings therein, said second housing member being divided into at least two components unattached relative to each other and cooperable to encompass said shaft about a circumference thereof;at least one packing ring mountable on said shaft and receivable in said second mentioned annular space when said first and second housing members are mounted on said shaft with said shaft extending through said openings therein;a follower member mountable on said shaft, including a section received in said second mentioned annular space, in engagement with said packing ring, when said first and second housing members, said packing ring and said follower member are mounted on said shaft with said shaft extending through openings therein, andmeans for urging said follower member toward said first housing member for compressing said packing ring, causing it to expand radially and thus form a seal between said shaft and said assembly.