Oil tank sealing device with optional cable greaser and related methods
OwnerDennis Roseinventor
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Abstract
The invention is a device for sealing a hole or valve in a petroleum tank to prevent emissions, while optionally also automatically greasing a cable in a measured amount to combat friction and a method of use of such device, along with methods of manufacture and use.
Claims13
An adjustable oil tank seal device, comprising a pipe tee comprising three threaded holes including a top hole, a bottom hole and side hole, said pipe tee filled with solid epoxy comprising a first channel drilled between the centers of the top and bottom holes and a second channel drilled from the center of the side hole to the first channel, further comprising a cable running through the first channel, an o-ring overlaying the epoxy at each of the three holes, pipe nipples screwed into each side hole, and a refillable greaser component screwed into the side hole, such greaser component comprising a cylinder with a hollow grease reservoir, a spring-loaded plunger seated inside the reservoir, a funnel base located between the reservoir and the tee and a connector between the funnel base and the tee, wherein one pipe nipple is attached to a corresponding oil tank hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.