Patent ID: 6887037

Claim:
A boat impeller seal assembly comprising: an impeller assembly including an impeller housing having an open end and also having a bore being disposed therethrough and further having an annular flange being disposed at said open end; an impeller mount being connected to said impeller housing and having an open end and also having a bore being disposed therethrough and further having an annular flange being disposed at said open end thereof; a wear seal member being securely and removably disposed in said impeller housing and said impeller mount for preventing debris from entering said impeller assembly through the connection between said impeller housing and said impeller mount, said wear seal member including a tubular portion having a first end portion being engageably disposed in said bore through said open end of said impeller housing and also having a second end portion being engageably disposed in said bore through said open end of said impeller mount, said tubular portion further having a bore extending therethrough, said wear seal member also including an annular collar portion being exteriorly disposed about a midsection of said tubular portion and being fastenably engaged between said annular flanges of said impeller housing and said impeller mount, said wear seal member further including a plurality of holes being circumferentially-spaced and disposed through said annular collar portion and being adapted to receive fasteners for fastening said annular collar portion between said annular flanges of said impeller housing and said impeller mount, said bore through said tubular portion is tapered from said first end portion to said second end portion thereof for fittingly supporting an impeller, said wear seal member being made of a durable plastic material with a wall of said tubular portion being pressed against walls forming said bores of said impeller housing and said impeller mount.