Patent ID: 8523447

Claim:
A wheel bearing arrangement, comprising: an outer ring; a wheel hub inside the outer ring, said wheel hub having a wheel flange extending radially from the wheel hub and radially outward from said outer ring, said wheel flange having first and second opposing sides, a circumferential face and a flange protrusion extending radially outward from the circumferential face; rolling elements between the wheel hub and the outer ring to operatively connect the wheel hub to the outer ring; and a protective ring surrounding the outer ring, said protective ring extending radially from the outer ring to said circumferential face of said wheel flange and covering the first of said opposing sides of said wheel flange, said protective ring having a hollow cylindrical section that forms a first seal for said rolling elements of said wheel bearing arrangement with the circumferential face and the flange protrusion, wherein the flange protrusion is arranged between an end of the hollow cylindrical section and the second of the opposing sides of said wheel flange.