Patent ID: 7201377

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 annular unitizing element comprising: a stator engaging member; a rotor engaging member; and a rear member having a top edge, a side edge, and bottom edge; wherein the rotor engaging member engages the rotor groove; wherein the stator engaging member extends from the unitizing element in a radial direction to engage the stator groove; wherein the side edge of the rear member extends from the unitizing element to engage the stator; and wherein the unitizing element further comprises two adjoining areas of differing diameter, one area corresponding to the rotor engagement member and the other corresponding to the rear member.