Recirculating lubrication system

Claim 1

IN A LUBRICATION SYSTEM, THE COMBINATION OF A HOUSING A ROTOR, BEARING MEANS FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID ROTOR IN SAID HOUSING, SAID BEARING MEANS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF ROLLING ELEMENTS, MEANS DEFINING A CAVITY IN SAID ROTOR, SAID CAVITY TERMINATING AT THE END OF SAID ROTOR AND BEING SUBSTANTIALLY ENVELOPED BY SAID BEARING MEANS, AN IMPELLER FOR PASSING LUBRICANT THROUGH SAID BEARING MEANS BEING LOCATED ADJACENT THERETO, MEANS HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY STATIONARY WALLS DEFINING A PASSAGE EXTENDING FROM ONE SIDE OF THE BEARING MEANS, A LUBRICANT STORAGE CHAMBER CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID PASSAGE AND TERMINATING ADJACENT THE CAVITYIN SAID ROTOR, PUMPING MEANS DEFINED BY A TAPERED PORTION OF SAID CAVITY FOR PROPELLING LUBRICANT FROM THE LAST MENTIONED PASSAGE THROUGH SAID CHAMBER AND INTO SAID CAVITY, AND MEANS DEFINING A PASSAGE EXTENDING RADIALLY THROUGH SAID ROTOR FOR PASSING LUBRICANT FROM SAID CAVITY TO SAID IMPELLER.