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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven Daniel McKeeby, Lawton, MI (US);
Dale Lee Kwasniewski, Galesburg, MI (US);
Michael Anthony Chamberlin, Richland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Spricer Technologies, Inc., Ft. Wayne, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/542 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/542 ;
Abstract
An integral yoke/slinger assembly replaces a conventional two-piece design. The integral yoke/slinger arrangement provides a new and improved shaft seal particularly adapted for use in yoke and flange arrangement exposed to a heavy concentration of air entrained foreign material, whereby a more efficient and economical method for manufacturing and assembling a yoke, slinger and seal arrangement for a drive axle system is provided.