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US 2001/0032755 A1Published application
Lubrication stystem
OwnerGregory J. Prodaninventor
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Abstract
A passive lubrication system for bearings of a kind such as an evaporative cooler. The system has a container having a lid which contains oil. A delivery tube depends into the oil. The tube extends to the lubrication site and preferably one or more coils are formed in the tube. Oil will be slowly drawn through the tube and coils without additional pumping energy being required.
Claims6
A passive lubrication system for delivering a lubricant to a point of use comprising:
- (a) a container having a removable cover and defining a reservoir, said container being of a heat conductive material;
- (b) at least one delivery tube depending into said reservoir at a supply end and extending to a delivery location, said tube being coiled at an intermediate location whereby lubricant will be caused to be delivered to said point of use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.