US Patent: 3,028,930
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| Oil Cup and Cover
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Patentee:
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| Hilmar A. Andresen (exact or similar names) - Barrington, Cook County, IL |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Aug. 22, 1960 |
| Granted: |
Apr. 10, 1962 |
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Joel Havens
"Vintage Machinery" entry for Gits Bros. Mfg. Co.
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Description: |
| Claim:
An oiler assembly comprising an oil cup defining an oil chamber therein with an opening, a pivotal cover for closing said chamber opening, means pivotally mounting the cover on said cup for pivotal movement about its rear edge with the front edge extending over said opening, a resilient cover closing spring strip having an arcuate portion extending downwardly from the rear of the cover in a continuous curve extending to the lower end of the strip and shaped to bend along its length with the application of force toward the cover to prevent excessive bending at the cover, said strip having a base end continuing from said arcuate portion, and a stationary reaction member having a reaction surface engaged by the base end of the strip urging the cover toward closed position, said reaction surface positioned with respect to the pivotal mounting means for the cover so that the cover will be urged toward closed position in all positions of the cover. |
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