Method for filling a nautical hydraulic steering system
AssigneeOutboard Specialty Tools, LLC
InventorTyler Holland
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Abstract
A method to fill hydraulic oil in hydraulic steering systems for boats. The method uses a closed system to reduce mess and waste, but does not require power and can be performed by a single operator. A bleed lock is secured to a ram's bleeders and hydraulic oil fed to a helm. By rotating a boat's steering wheel and moving the motor, air will flow out of the system into the bottle and hydraulic oil will flow into the system.
Claims16
A method for filling hydraulic oil in a nautical steering system having a helm with a fill port and a ram with bleeders, the method comprising:
- securing a bleed lock to the ram's bleeders, the bleed lock being a fluid conduit with two ends and having valves on both ends, the valves being adapted to connect to the ram's bleeders and the bleed lock making a continuous connection directly between the ram's bleeders system;
- connecting a bottle of hydraulic oil to a bottle attachment;
- inserting a helm fill port adapter into the helm's fill port;
- connecting the bottle attachment to a fluid lock;
- connecting the fluid lock to the helm fill port adapter;
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- filling the helm's fill port with hydraulic oil from the bottle of hydraulic oil.
A method for filling hydraulic oil in a nautical steering system having a helm with a fill port and a ram with bleeders, the method comprising:
- securing a bleed lock to the ram's bleeders, the bleed lock having a single fluid path from bleeder to bleeder;
- and
- connecting a bottle of hydraulic oil with the helm's fill port;
- wherein connecting the bottle of hydraulic oil includes connecting a bottle attachment to the bottle of hydraulic oil, and
- filling the helm's fill port with hydraulic oil from the container of hydraulic oil.
A method for filling hydraulic oil in a nautical steering system having a helm with a fill port and a ram with bleeders, the method comprising:
- connecting a bottle of hydraulic oil to a bottle attachment;
- inserting a helm fill port adapter into the helm's fill port, wherein the bottle attachment and the helm fill port adapter are connected by a hose;
- securing a bleed lock to the ram's bleeders, the bleed lock having two ends with valves on both ends, the valves being adapted to connect to the ram's bleeders and the bleed lock making a continuous connection directly between the ram's bleeders;
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- filling the helm's fill port with hydraulic oil from the bottle of hydraulic oil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.