Patent Application
20190154198
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The disclosure and prior art relates to lubricating devices and more particularly pertains to a new lubricating device for PURPOSE.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a handle that has an interior space therein. A reservoir is positioned in the interior space and the reservoir contains a fluid lubricant. A tube is coupled to the handle such that the tube is in fluid communication with the reservoir and the tube receives the fluid lubricant. The tube is selectively inserted between a hose and a stem that the hose is coupled to. Thus, the fluid lubricant is released between the hose and the stem for removing the hose from the stem. A plunger unit is movably coupled to the handle and the plunger unit selectively urges the fluid lubricant outwardly through the tube. A valve is movably positioned within the handle and the valve is in fluid communication with the reservoir. The valve is selectively opened and closed for inhibiting and facilitating the fluid lubricant to be released from the reservoir.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The first end 18 is open into the interior space 14 and the second end 20 has a channel 26 extending toward the first end 18 and intersecting the interior space 14. Moreover, the channel 26 is in fluid communication with the interior space 14. The channel 26 has an outer bounding surface 28 and the outer bounding surface 28 has a first detent 30 extending outwardly toward the outer surface 22 of the handle 12. The first detent 30 is positioned between the interior space 14 and the second end 20. The outer bounding surface 28 has a second detent 32 extending outwardly toward the outer surface 22 of the handle 12 and the second detent 32 is positioned between the second end 20 and the first detent 30.
A reservoir 34 is positioned in the interior space 14 and the reservoir 34 contains a fluid lubricant 36. The fluid lubricant 36 may be a petroleum product such as oil or other friction reducing lubricant. The reservoir 34 has a first end 38, a second end 40 and an outer wall 42 extending therebetween and the outer wall 42 has an outside surface 44 and an inside surface 46. The outside surface 44 of the reservoir 34 engages the bounding surface of the interior space 14 and the first end 38 of the reservoir 34 is aligned with the first end 18 of the handle 12. The inside surface 46 has a threaded portion 48 and the threaded portion 48 extends from the first end 18 of the reservoir 34 toward the second end 20 of the reservoir 34.
A first sleeve 50 is coupled to and extends away from the second end 20 of the reservoir 34. The first sleeve 50 is aligned with the channel 26 in the handle 12 and the first sleeve 50 has a distal end 52 with respect to the reservoir 34. A second sleeve 54 is provided that has a primary end 56, a secondary end 58 and an outer wall 60 extending therebetween. The outer wall 60 of the second sleeve 54 has an interior surface 62 and an exterior surface 64. The exterior surface 64 has a first ridge 66 extending outwardly therefrom and the first ridge 66 is positioned between the primary end 56 and the secondary end 58. The exterior surface 64 has a second ridge 68 extending outwardly therefrom and the second ridge 68 is aligned with the secondary end 58 of the second sleeve 54.
The interior surface 62 has a third ridge 70 extending inwardly toward a center of the second sleeve 54 and the third ridge 70 is aligned with the first ridge 66. The interior surface 62 has a fourth ridge 72 extending inwardly toward the center of the second sleeve 54 and the fourth ridge 72 is aligned with the second ridge 68. The second sleeve 54 is positioned within the channel 26 and the distal end 52 of the first sleeve 50 insertably receives the primary end 56 of the second sleeve 54. The first ridge 66 engages the first detent 30 and the second ridge 68 engages the second detent 32 such that the second sleeve 54 is retained within the channel 26.
A tube 74 is coupled to the handle 12 such that the tube 74 is in fluid communication with the reservoir 34 to receive the fluid lubricant 36. The tube 74 has a distal end 76 with respect to the handle 12 and the distal end 76 of the tube 74 is selectively inserted between a hose 78 and a stem 80 that the hose 78 is coupled to. The hose 78 may be a radiator hose, a fuel fill hose and any other hose commonly found on an automobile or other machine. The stem 80 may be a radiator inlet, a fuel inlet and any other stem 80 commonly found on an automobile or other machine. The tube 74 is inserted between the hose 78 and stem 80 to facilitate the fluid lubricant 36 to be released between the hose 78 and the stem 80. In this way the fluid lubricant 36 eases removing the hose 78 from the stem 80.
The tube 74 has a pair of bends 82 thereon and the bends 82 are spaced apart from each other and are distributed from the distal end 76 of the tube 74 toward the handle 12. The bends 82 define a central portion 84 of the tube 74 forming an angle with a first portion 86 of the tube 74 and a second portion 88 of the tube 74. The first portion 86 of the tube 74 engages the outer bounding surface 28 of the channel 26 having the tube 74 extending away from the second end 20 of the handle 12. The second portion 88 of the tube 74 is selectively inserted between the hose 78 and the stem 80. The tube 74 is comprised of a rigid material such as steel or the like.
A plunger unit 90 is movably coupled to the handle 12 and the plunger unit 90 is selectively manipulated. The plunger unit 90 is in fluid communication with the reservoir 34 to selectively urge the fluid lubricant 36 outwardly through the tube 74. The plunger unit 90 comprises a cap 92 that has a first wall 94 and a perimeter wall 96 extending away from the first wall 94. The perimeter wall 96 is continuous such that the perimeter wall 96 forms a closed loop. The perimeter wall 96 has an outside surface 98 and he outside surface 98 of the perimeter wall 96 threadably engages the threaded portion 48 on the outer wall 42 of the reservoir 34. In this way the cap 92 is releasbly retained on the handle 12.
A knob 100 is rotatably coupled to the first wall 94 of the cap 92 and the knob 100 is selectively manipulated. The knob 100 is selectively rotated in a first direction and the knob 100 is selectively rotated in a second direction. A screw 102 is coupled to and extends away from the knob 100. The screw 102 extends through the first wall 94 of the cap 92 such that the screw 102 extends into the reservoir 34.
A disk 104 is provided that has a peripheral edge 106 and the screw 102 extends through the disk 104 such that the disk 104 threadably engages the screw 102. The peripheral edge 106 of the disk 104 engages the inside surface 46 of the reservoir 34. Moreover, the peripheral edge 106 forms a fluid impermeable seal with the inside surface 46 of the reservoir 34. The disk 104 is urged along the screw 102 toward the second end 20 of the reservoir 34 when the knob 100 is rotated in the first direction. Thus, the disk 104 urges the fluid lubricant 36 outwardly from the reservoir 34. The disk 104 is urged toward the first end 18 of the reservoir 34 when the knob 100 is rotated in the second direction.
A valve 108 is provided and the valve 108 is movably positioned within the handle 12. Additionally, the valve 108 is in fluid communication with the reservoir 34. The valve 108 is selectively positioned in a closed position to inhibit the fluid lubricant 36 from exiting the reservoir 34. The valve 108 is selectively positioned in an open position to facilitate the fluid lubricant 36 to exit the reservoir 34.
The valve 108 comprises a ball 110 that is slidably positioned in the second sleeve 54 and the ball 110 is positioned between the third ridge 70 and the fourth ridge 72. The ball 110 engages the third ridge 70 and forms a fluid impermeable seal with the third ridge 70 when the valve 108 is in the closed position. In this way the ball 110 inhibits the fluid lubricant 36 from passing beyond the ball 110. The ball 110 is spaced from the third ridge 70 when the valve 108 is in the open position to allow the fluid lubricant 36 to pass beyond the ball 110.
A biasing member 112 is positioned in the second sleeve 54 and the biasing member 112 is positioned between the fourth ridge 72 and the ball 110. The biasing member 112 biases the ball 110 to engage the third ridge 70. The fluid lubricant 36 urges the ball 110 to compress the biasing member 112 toward the fourth ridge 72 when the knob 100 is rotated in the first direction. In this way the fluid lubricant 36 is released outwardly through the distal end of the tube 74.
In use, the cap 92 is removed from the handle 12 and the reservoir 34 is filled with the fluid lubricant 36. The cap 92 is replaced on the handle 12 to close the reservoir 34. The distal end of the tube 74 is selectively inserted between the hose 78 and the stem 80. The knob 100 is rotated in the first direction to urge the fluid lubricant 36 outwardly through the distal end of the tube 74. In this way the fluid lubricant 36 is deposited between the hose 78 and the stem 80 thereby easing removing the hose 78 from the stem 80. The biasing member 112 urges the ball 110 to engage the third ridge 70 when the knob 100 is no longer being rotated in the first direction. In this way the ball 110 inhibits the fluid lubricant 36 from being released outwardly through the distal end of the tube 74.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
