US Patent: 3,013,847
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| Lubricating Device
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Patentee:
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| Edward C. Gits (exact or similar names) - La Grange, Cook County, IL |
| Manufacturer: |
| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Feb. 18, 1960 |
| Granted: |
Dec. 19, 1961 |
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Joel Havens
"Vintage Machinery" entry for Gits Bros. Mfg. Co.
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Description: |
| Claim:
A lubricating structure comprising a housing, a porous metal bearing in said housing having a bore therethrough for receiving a shaft and a radially aligned bore extending thereinto in spaced relation to said bore for receiving said shaft, an opening extending through said housing and having a reduced portion in register with said radial bore in said bearing, a relatively wide oil reservoir portion and an outer cap receiving portion, a cap release-ably seated in said cap receiving portion, a supply of oil in said oil reservoir portion and a radially extending wick having one end grippingly secured in said cap, said wick extending through said supply of oil through said reduced portion of said opening in said housing and into snug engagement with said radial bore in said bearing whereby to distribute oil from said supply of oil into and through said bearing to effect an even distribution to the bearing surface forming said bore in said bearing for receiving said shaft. |
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