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US 4,336,866 AGranted
Wire rope lubricator cleaner
OwnerKistler J. Blanton, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A wire rope lubricator cleaner for applying to a wire cable a lubricant cleaner, and removing from the wire cable excess lubricant cleaner so as to lubricate and clean the wire cable. A lubrication canister removably coupled to a rectangular shaped frame assembly applies the lubricant cleaner to the wire cable. A die rotatably mounted on an upper slide assembly of the rectangular shaped frame removes the excess lubricant from the cable and cleans the wire cable.
Claims11
A wire rope lubricator comprising in combination:
- a rectangular shaped frame having a pair of substantially parallel bracing bars, an upper rack handle assembly attached to said pair of bracing bars at one end thereof, and a lower rack handle assembly attached to said pair of bracing bars at the opposite end thereof;
- a lower slide assembly affixed to the pair of parallel bracing bars of said rectangular shaped frame;
- lubricating means removably coupled to said rectangular shaped frame between said lower rack handle assembly and said lower slide assembly such that said lubricating means may be removed from said rectangular shaped frame, said lubricating means having an intake port, and an aperture for passing therethrough a wire cable so as to allow a lubricant cleaner to be applied to said wire cable;
- said wire cable having therein a plurality of spiral strands;
- an upper slide assembly mounted around said upper rack handle assembly in slidable engagement therewith, said upper slide assembly having an aperture for passing therethrough said wire cable;
- and
- reconditioning means rotatably supported by said upper slide assembly, said reconditioning means having a plurality of internal spiral grooves, the internal spiral grooves of said reconditioning means fitting the spiral strands of said wire cable so as to allow said wire cable to pass through said reconditioning means, said reconditioning means being adapted for cleaning said wire cable, and for removing the excess lubricant from said wire cable.
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A lubricating and cleaning apparatus comprising in combination:
- a rectangular shaped frame having a pair of diametrically opposed parallel bars, an upper rack handle assembly attached to said pair of parallel bars at one end thereof, and a lower rack handle assembly attached to said pair of parallel bars at the opposite end thereof;
- a lower slide assembly affixed to the pair of parallel bars of said rectangular shaped frame;
- a lubrication canister removably coupled to said rectangular shaped frame between said lower rack handle assembly and said lower slide assembly such that said lubrication canister may be removed from said rectangular shaped frame, said lubrication canister having an intake port and an aperture for passing therethrough a wire cable so as to allow a lubricant cleaner to be applied to said wire cable;
- said wire cable having therein a plurality of wire strands;
- an upper slide assembly mounted around said upper rack handle assembly in slidable engagement therewith, said upper slide assembly having an aperture for passing therethrough said wire cable;
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- a die rotatably supported by said upper slide assembly, said die having a plurality of internal spiral grooves, the internal spiral grooves of said die fitting the spiral strands of said wire cable so as to allow said wire cable to pass through said die, said die being adapted for cleaning said wire cable, and for removing the excess lubricant cleaner from said wire cable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.