Pump shaft packing gland and bushing

A device for sealing a rotating pump shaft of a pump, comprising:

• a tubular portion comprising a body sized and configured to be operably disposed in a pump shaft packing box of a rotating pump, with a rotating pump shaft disposed therethrough, comprising:
• a distal end to be operably disposed proximate a back seat of the pump shaft packing box;
• a proximal end to be operably disposed adjacent an opening into the pump shaft packing box;
• an external diameter sized to operably fit inside an inner wall of the pump shaft packing box;
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• an internal diameter sized to operably receive the rotating pump shaft;
• a flange fixedly disposed at the proximal end of the tubular portion, the flange comprising two fastener couplers, respectively to operably receive a fastener;
• a first inner gasket channel disposed around the internal surface of tubular portion proximate the proximal end, operably holding a first dynamic inner gasket against the rotating pump shaft;
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A pump shaft fluid sealing device for a rotating pump, comprising:

• a one-piece, combination packing gland and bushing component comprising a proximal end operably disposed proximate a motor coupler of the rotating pump, and a distal end disposed distally from the motor coupler, the packing gland and bushing component sized and configured to operably fit inside a shaft casing of the rotating pump, and to operably receive the shaft of the rotating pump, the packing gland and bushing component comprising:
• a packing gland portion at the proximal end, the packing gland portion comprising a flange that is wider than an opening to the shaft casing, and configured to operably receive one or more compression fasteners to operably provide compression of packing material in the shaft casing;
• a bushing portion at the distal end comprising a tubular body to operably provide a bearing surface for the rotating shaft;
• a first gasket channel disposed at a proximal end of an interior of the bushing portion;
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• a first outer gasket channel disposed at a proximal end of an exterior of the bushing portion;
• a first dynamic inner gasket disposed in the first inner gasket channel between the inside of the bushing portion and the operably rotating shaft;
• a first static outer gasket disposed in the first out gasket channel between the exterior of the bushing portion and an inner wall of the shaft casing;
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• packing material disposed in the shaft casing at the distal end of, and in contact with, the packing gland and bushing component, the packing material operably subjected to compression force provided by the packing gland and bushing component.