Patent ID: 7311307

Claim:
A seal seat assembly comprising: a seal seat having opposite first and second surfaces with inner and outer sidewalls extending therebetween, said first surface being a sealing surface, said inner sidewall defining an inner diameter of said seal seat configured to be disposed around a shaft; and a flexible grommet disposed around said seal seat, a first portion of said grommet extending along a portion of said inner sidewall of said seal seat, a second portion of said grommet extending along a portion of said outer sidewall of said seal seat, and a third portion of said grommet extending along said second surface of said seal seat between said inner and outer sidewalls, wherein said portions of said grommet are in direct contact with said seal seat and said seal seat has a plurality of lugs radially extending from said outer sidewall and said second portion of said grommet has a plurality of through openings through which said lugs extend.