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US 4,768,335 AGranted
Wick lubricated spinning and twisting ring construction
AssigneeHerr Manufacturing Company, Inc.
InventorsJames N. McLean, Bruce A. McLean
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AssigneeHerr Manufacturing Company, Inc.
InventorsJames N. McLean, Bruce A. McLean
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A spinning and twisting ring and holder combination including a spinning and twisting ring having an inner ring surface, an outer ring surface, and a central ring portion therebetween, an annular lubricant conduit in the central ring portion, an annular groove in the outer ring surface, a holder having an inner holder surface and an outer holder surface and a holder block extending outwardly from the outer holder surface, the inner holder surface being mounted in fluid-tight relationship with the outer ring surface to cause the annular groove to be fluid-tight, a plurality of radial bores extending between the annular groove and the inner ring surface and in communication with the annular conduit, a well in the holder block, a first wick extending through conduits in the holder block and the well and having a portion located in the outer ring groove, and second wicks having portions located in engagement with the first wick in the annular groove and having second portions extending through the radial bores and the annular conduit in the spinning and twisting ring.
A spinning and twisting ring construction comprising an annular ring having an inner surface and an outer surface and a central portion therebetween, an annular lubricant conduit within said central portion of said annular ring, an annular groove in said outer surface, first wick means in said annular groove for conveying lubricant, a seam extending between said inner surface and said annular conduit for conducting lubricant from said lubricant conduit to said inner surface, radial bore means extending through said central portion from said annular groove to said annular conduit, and second wick means in said radial bore means having a first portion in contact with said first wick means to receive lubricant therefrom and a second portion in communication with said annular conduit to conduct lubricant thereto from said first wick means.
A holder for a spinning and twisting ring comprising a substantially annular portion having an inner surface and an outer surface, a holder block extending outwardly from said outer surface, a well in said holder block, a first conduit in said holder block extending between said inner surface and said well, a second conduit in said holder block extending away from said well toward a lubricant source, felt means in said well, and wick means including a first wick portion in said first conduit and a second wick portion in said second conduit and a third wick portion in said well in contact with said felt means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.