Patent ID: 7108267

Claim:
A seal for sealing a rotary shaft, the seal comprising: a sleeve adapted to be disposed generally coaxially around the shaft and comprising: a flange sleeve portion extending generally radially outward from the sleeve; an outward sleeve portion generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft and extending generally axially outward from the flange sleeve portion, said outward sleeve portion including an endpoint defining an axially outermost point disposed in a first direction relative to said flange sleeve portion, and an inward sleeve portion generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft and extending generally axially inward from the flange sleeve portion, said inward sleeve portion including an endpoint defining an axially innermost point disposed in a second direction relative to said flange sleeve portion opposite said first direction; and an outer housing configured to generally surround the flange sleeve portion and at least a part of the outward and inward sleeve portions, the outer housing comprising a flange housing portion extending generally radially inward from the outer housing and positioned axially inward relative to the flange sleeve portion, a parallel housing portion generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft, and a faceplate portion extending generally radially inward from the outer housing and positioned axially outward relative to the flange sleeve portion; and an elastomeric lip extending generally between the faceplate portion and the outward sleeve portion, wherein the elastomeric lip comprises a base secured to the faceplate portion and an end displaceably abutting against the outward sleeve portion.