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A bearing and seal assembly for rotatably supporting an open front end of a clothes dryer drum includes a ring of felt-like material positioned between the circular open front end of the drum and a circular support flange of smaller diameter coaxially nested within the end of the drum. The felt-like

A bearing and seal assembly for rotatably supporting an open front end of a clothes dryer drum includes a ring of felt-like material positioned between the circular open front end of the drum and a circular support flange of smaller diameter coaxially nested within the end of the drum. The felt-like material is fixed to the flange and substantially fills an annular space between the drum and the flange to preclude air leakage therebetween. The upper or outer surface of the felt seal, which is in engagement with the circular open front end of the drum, is powder coated with a wear-resistant material such as polytetrafluoroethylene. The powder-coated surface is slidably engaged by the drum and bears the weight of the end of the drum. The felt-like material acts as a sound dampener and shock absorber between the rotating drum and the fixed flange to preclude transmission or generation of undesirable noise caused by rotation of the drum.

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A bearing and seal assembly for rotatably supporting an end of a rotatable dryer drum located within a cabinet and rotatable on a horizontal axis, said end of the drum providing a circular lip, comprising: a circular flange supported by and fixed to the cabinet, said circular flange being coaxially

A bearing and seal assembly for rotatably supporting an end of a rotatable dryer drum located within a cabinet and rotatable on a horizontal axis, said end of the drum providing a circular lip, comprising: a circular flange supported by and fixed to the cabinet, said circular flange being coaxially nested within the circular lip; a ring of felt-like material fixed to one of said circular flange or said circular lip, said ring of felt-like material substantially filling an annular space between said flange to establish an air seal therebetween, wherein the ring comprises an upper felt member and a lower felt member, said upper felt member being of higher density than said lower felt member, and at least a portion of said ring provides a surface which is powder-coated with a wear-resistant material, said powder-coated surface being slidably engaged by the other of said circular flange or said circular lip to rotatably support the end of the drum.