Vehicle drive chain lubricator
OwnerJames Gillespieinventor
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Abstract
A gravity dispensing flow lubricator for a drive chain operated vehicle, such as a motorcycle, and a method of lubricating the vehicle. The device, mounted on the vehicle, provides a cylindrical container which dispenses lubricant by means of a manually operated flow valve therein providing a flow orifice which aligns the flow of lubricant to an adjustable flexible flow line which is fixedly set to dispense the lubricant to various areas of the drive chain. The discharge of specific amounts of lubricant by the flow valve is controlled by a spring pressured ball bearing frictionally engaging a plurality of indented seats in the unit.
Claims9
A flow lubricator attachable to a frame member of a drive chain operated vehicle comprising;
- a hollow cylindrical container which gravity dispenses lubricant therefrom,
- said container having a side wall with an open top access area and a closed bottom wall having an outlet port, and a manually operated flow valve operatively mounted in an inner channel within the side wall,
- a cover for engaging and sealing the open top access area of the container, said cover having a vacuum relief air vent,
- an adjustable, flexible flow line having a front end in secured communication with said outlet port and an opposit end,
- whereby said flow valve aligns the flow of lubricant to the output port, and
- whereby said flow line opposite end is fixedly positioned to deposit the lubricant on areas of the drive chain.
A method of lubricating a drive chain of a vehicle comprising:
- gravity dispensing lubricant from a mounted hollow cylindrical container by means of a manually operated flow valve mounted therein operating a flow orifice, in and out, of alignment with an outlet channel and an outlet port, and dispensing the lubricant out of the container into a flexible flow line manually adjusted to a fixed position above different areas of the drive chain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.