Patent ID: 7178806

Claim:
A seal adapted to be placed on and secured to a rotating shaft in combination with said rotating shaft, said seal comprising: a housing, said housing having a top and a bottom, a front and a back, and an inner surface and an outer surface, said housing having an aperture extending from said front to said back, at least one rotor cup secured within said housing, at least one seal boot secured within said housing adjacent said rotor cup, means on said housing for holding said seal boot and said rotor cup within said housing, and said rotor cup and said seal boot having means for interlocking said rotor cup and said seal boot, and means for compressing said seal boot, and wherein said means for compressing said seal boot is inserted within said housing for pressing against said rotor cup and which forces said rotor cup against said seal boot for securing said seal boot, said housing and said at least one rotor cup to said rotating shaft so they rotate with said rotating shaft.