Patent ID: 7427070

Claim:
A sealing assembly for sealing a rotating shaft and a bearing housing comprising: a rotor comprising: an annular engagement flange extending in an axial direction comprising a groove on a radial side thereof a stator comprising: an annular engagement flange extending in an axial direction comprising a groove on a radial side thereof; and an O-ring to sealing engage the stator to the bearing housing, said O-ring residing within a recess formed in the radially outer circumference of the stator, said recess comprising a inner surface wherein one end of the inner surface is less deep than the opposing end of the inner surface to provide a locking mechanism to prevent movement of the stator in a direction away from the bearing housing; and an annular unitizing element comprising: a stator engaging member; a rotor engaging member; a rear member; two adjoining areas of differing diameter, one area corresponding to the rotor engagement member and the other corresponding to the rear member; wherein the rotor engaging member engages the rotor groove; and wherein the stator engaging member extends from the unitizing element in a radial direction to engage the stator groove.