Stuffing box assembly and sealing assembly for use therein

A stuffing box assembly for use in sealing between a fixed housing and a rotatable member extending into said housing, comprising:

• a housing having a bore for receipt of said rotatable member and forming a sealing assembly chamber;
• a sealing assembly received in said chamber, said sealing assembly comprising:
• an annular seal ring carrier having a bore therethrough, said bore in said seal ring carrier and said housing being in register;
• an annular seal ring carried by said carrier, said seal ring having an annular, radially outer portion and an annular, radially inwardly extending lip for sealingly engaging said rotatable shaft;
• an annular seal ring spreader operatively engaged with said seal ring;
• an elastic biasing member operatively engaged with said seal ring spreader;
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• an annular, adjustable follower selectively, axially moveable with respect to said housing, said spreader exerting a greater force on said sealing lip than said radially outer portion, when said spreader is biased towards said seal ring by said biasing member.