Abstract: A bearing assembly for use in fluid pumps having a pump housing through which a pump drive shaft is extended for rotation about an axis of rotation, the bearing assembly including a pair of sleeves dimensioned to be fitted within the pump housing substantially concentric to the axis of rotation and about the drive shaft and spaced from each other to form an annular lubricant reservoir therebetween and about the drive shaft.

Abstract: A flow control device for a fluid pump having a path for fluid flow therethrough substantially along a predetermined axis, the path having successive portions of reduced and enlarged size relative to each other substantially concentric to the axis, an impeller mounted for rotational movement within the portion of enlarged size to draw fluid along the path, the flow control device having a tubular member adapted to be mounted on the pump substantially coincident with the portion of reduced size and extending into the impeller for introducing the fluid flow thereto.