# US 2012/0074177 A1 · Grease gun stopper

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- Number: US 2012/0074177 A1
- Document ID: US20120074177A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/930,062
- Filed: 2011-02-25
- Published: 2012-03-29
- Earliest claimed: 2010-09-23
- Inventors: Howard Wayne Gillam
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20120074177A1

## CPC

- F16N 3/12: Grease guns
- F16N 21/06: Covering members for nipples, conduits or apertures
- F16N: LUBRICATING

## Abstract

The Grease Gun Stopper is used to stop unwanted grease escaping from a grease gun coupler, when the grease gun is not in use. This is a welcomed improvement over the present situation where there is nothing but a cloth to catch unwanted grease escaping from the coupler. One snaps the plugged grease nipple or facsimile thereof within the grease gun stopper on or off the grease gun coupler.

## Claims

### Claim 1

I am making a first priority claim and claim of the subject matter namely:
Firstly it is claimed that the Grease Gun Stopper is the first device to stop grease from escaping from the discharge end of a grease gun coupler which is attached to a grease gun.
Secondly, it is claimed that the Grease Gun Stopper is the first device to stop the flow of grease by attaching to a grease gun coupler. By linking the embodied plugged grease nipple or facsimile thereof within the Grease Gun Stopper to the discharge end of the grease gun coupler.
Thirdly, it is claimed that the Grease Gun Stopper is the first device of this type that embodies a body cavity which is created to store unwanted grease that escapes from the grease gun coupler when the grease gun stopper is engaged and disengaged from the grease gun coupler.