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A domestic blender having a blade carried on a shaft, with the shaft being supported for rotation within a sleeve shape bearing is provided with a seal to prevent passage of liquid into an area between the blade shaft and the bearing. The seal is an annular member having a central opening sized to s

A domestic blender having a blade carried on a shaft, with the shaft being supported for rotation within a sleeve shape bearing is provided with a seal to prevent passage of liquid into an area between the blade shaft and the bearing. The seal is an annular member having a central opening sized to snugly fit around the blade shaft and with a perpendicularly extending flange having an inner diameter size to snugly fit around an outer circumferential surface of the bearing. Preferably the seal rotates with the shaft and slides along the bearing which may be accomplished by providing the shaft with a non-circular cross section and the seal with a complementarily shaped opening. Preferably the seal is formed of a lubricated plastic material to reduce friction and wear.

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A domestic blender having a blade carried on a shaft, said shaft being supported for rotation within a sleeve shaped bearing and said shaft having a single piece seal to prevent the passage of liquid into an area between said blade shaft and said bearing, said blade shaft having a non-circular cross

A domestic blender having a blade carried on a shaft, said shaft being supported for rotation within a sleeve shaped bearing and said shaft having a single piece seal to prevent the passage of liquid into an area between said blade shaft and said bearing, said blade shaft having a non-circular cross section, said seal comprising an annular member having a central opening sized to snugly fit around and shaped complementarily to said non-circular cross section of said blade shaft, a flat face surrounding said opening and a flange positioned radially outwardly of and extending perpendicularly to said flat face having an inner diameter sized to snugly fit around an outer circumferential surface of said bearing, wherein said seal is formed of a lubricated plastic material.