Lubricant stick applicator
AssigneeCentury Lubricants Co.
InventorsRobert C. Ross, Michael B. Myers, William A. Stallings, Harold A. Vaughan
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Abstract
An apparatus for applying anti-frictional compound such as stick lubricant to a surface to be lubricated, for example a selected area of a railroad car wheel, includes a magazine for retaining a plurality of sticks or rods of the compound; a mechanism for guiding an individual stick or rod and directing it into contact with the surface to be lubricated. The apparatus sequentially draws individual sticks or rods from the magazine and locates each one, in sequence, in the guideway until the magazine is empty. The apparatus applies a constant pressure on the lubricant to the area to be lubricated.
Claims20
A dispensing apparatus for the controlled application of a plurality of solid lubricant sticks to an area of a wheel of a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
- a. a receptacle for retaining the plurality of lubricant sticks in a predetermined arrangement;
- b. transport means operably connected to the receptacle for receiving the lubricant sticks form the receptacle and for moving the lubricant sticks sequentially from the receptacle into contact with the wheel area.
A dispensing apparatus for the controlled application of a plurality of solid lubricant sticks to an area of a wheel of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a. a receptacle for retaining the plurality of lubricant sticks;
- b. transport means for moving the lubricant sticks sequentially from the receptacle into contact with the wheel area;
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- c. means for compensating for linear movement of the lubricant sticks normal to the rotary path of the wheel.
A lubricant stick dispensing apparatus for mounting on a railroad car or locomotive for the controlled application of a plurality of solid lubricant sticks to an area of a wheel of the railroad car or locomotive, the apparatus comprising:
- a. a receptacle for retaining the plurality of lubricant sticks;
- b. transport means for moving the lubricant sticks sequentially from the receptacle into contact with the wheel area;
- c. means for compensating for linear movement of the lubricant sticks normal to the rotary path of the wheel;
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- d. a mounting plate and bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.