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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2006
Hubert F. Golden, Iii, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Hubert F. Golden, III, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Pentair Pump Group, Inc., Golden Valley, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a coupling assembly used to connect a rotatable motor shaft to a drive shaft in, for example, a fluid pump. In one embodiment, the coupling assembly of the present invention includes a seal gland that doubles as a jacking gland, thereby facilitating both the raising and/or lowering of a fluid pump's shaft and impeller assembly from the pump's motor. In another embodiment, the coupling assembly of the present invention includes a seal gland having therein one or more connectors that enable the seal gland to be raised and lowered relative the position of the pump's motor. In still another embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for replacing the mechanical seal in the casing portion of a fluid pump.