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US 12,449,092 B2Granted
Conduit lubricating device
AssigneeBostedt Enterprises LLC.
InventorJonathan Bostedt
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Abstract
The following disclosure relates to a conduit lubricating device. The conduit lubricating device includes a lubricant reservoir, a hose with a stiffness great enough to enable manual insertion into a populated conduit, yet not so great as to prohibit traversal of the conduit's contours, and a pump fluidly coupled to the lubricant reservoir and the hose.
Claims19
A conduit lubricating device comprising:
- a lubricant reservoir containing lubricant;
- a hose having a stiffness configured to allow the hose to move through a conduit without collapse or permanent deformation, the conduit having an already installed wire or an at least partially installed wire;
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- a pump having an inlet and an outlet,
- wherein the inlet is fluidly coupled to the lubricant reservoir, and the outlet is fluidly coupled to the hose,
- wherein the hose includes a dispensing end configured to spray the lubricant ahead of and away from the hose towards a desired location within the conduit, and
- wherein the pump is configured to supply and drive the lubricant from the lubricant reservoir through the hose to lubricate the conduit to allow for installation and removal of wires in the conduit.
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A conduit lubricating device comprising:
- a lubricant reservoir containing lubricant;
- a hose configured to be inserted into a conduit and configured to move through the conduit without collapse or permanent deformation, the conduit having an already installed wire or an at least partially installed wire, wherein the hose includes an outer diameter of less than or equal to 0.5 inch, and a length of at least 25 feet, and wherein the hose includes a dispensing end configured to spray the lubricant ahead of and away from the hose towards a desired location within the conduit;
- a pump configured to be manually operated and having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet is fluidly coupled to the lubricant reservoir, and the outlet is fluidly coupled to the hose, and wherein the pump is configured to supply and drive the lubricant from the lubricant reservoir through the hose to lubricate the conduit to allow for installation and removal of wires in the conduit;
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- a spool configured to store and deploy the hose, wherein the spool includes a handle, and an outer housing.
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A conduit lubricating device comprising:
- a reservoir configured to store lubricant;
- a hose having a stiffness configured to allow the hose to move through a conduit without collapse or permanent deformation, the conduit having an already installed wire or an at least partially installed wire, wherein the hose includes a dispensing end configured to spray the lubricant ahead of and away from the hose towards a desired location within the conduit;
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- a pump fluidly coupled to the reservoir and to the hose.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.