Lubricant application tool for line hose
AssigneeKV Line Safety, LLC
InventorKeith T. Verbosky
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Abstract
A hose lubricating tool for power line hoses. A backboard has a support plate mounted on the front surface. The backboard has a lip portion below the support plate integral with the bottom half. A hinge is mounted to the front surface and attached thereto is a finger base, the finger base mounted to the hinge on the front surface. An indentation is defined within the finger base underneath the front edge. A finger portion is mounted to the finger base, the finger portion extending out over a finger front edge of the finger base to define a finger tip, the finger tip and finger portion sized to be received within a groove of a power line hose. Upon the power line hose being forced along the finger tip, the finger base is urged downward to engage the trigger and release the lubricant.
Claims14
A hose lubricating tool, comprising:
- a backboard having a top half, a bottom half, a front surface and a bottom surface;
- a support plate mounted on said front surface at said bottom half extending perpendicularly from said front surface;
- said backboard having a lip portion below said support plate integral with said bottom half adapted to be received within a vice to maintain said backboard vertically;
- one or more clamps on said front surface, each said clamp aiding to secure a cannister of lubricant along said backboard and over said support plate such that a trigger for said cannister is positioned outward for release of said lubricant into a power line hose.
A hose lubricating tool, comprising:
- a backboard having a top half, a bottom half, a front surface and a bottom surface;
- a hinge mounted to said front surface at said top half;
- a finger base having a front edge, said finger base mounted to said hinge plate on said front surface at said top half extending perpendicularly from said front surface when in a relaxed state;
- a finger portion mounted to said finger base, said finger portion extending out over said front edge of said finger base to define a finger tip, said finger portion sized to be received within a groove of a power line hose;
- one or more clamps along said backboard, each said clamp aiding to secure a cannister of lubricant along said backboard such that a trigger for said cannister is positioned outward and underlying said finger tip for release of said lubricant into said power line hose.
A hose lubricating tool, comprising:
- a backboard having a top half, a bottom half, a front surface and a bottom surface;
- a hinge plate mounted to said front surface at said top half;
- a finger base having a front edge, said finger base mounted to said hinge plate on said front surface at said top half extending generally perpendicularly from said front surface when in a relaxed state;
- an indentation defined within said finger base underneath said front edge;
- wherein, upon said power line hose being forced along said finger base, said finger base is urged downward to engage a trigger of a cannister.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.