Automatic lubricating device for compressed air starters

Claim 1

AN AUTOMATIC LUBRICATING DEVICE FOR COMPRESSED AIR OPERABLE STARTERS WHICH INCLUDES: A HOUSING HAVING COMPRESSED AIR INLET CHAMBER MEANS AND COMPRESSED AIR OUTLET CHAMBER MEANS, MAIN PASSAGE MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID INLET AND OUTLET CHAMBER MEANS, MAIN VALVE MEANS NORMALLY CLOSING SAID MAIN PASSAGE MEANS, AUXILIARY PASSAGE MEANS HAVING A DIAMETER CONSIDERABLY REDUCED RELATIVE TO THE DIAMETER OF SAID MAIN PASSAGE MEANS AND ADAPTED TO ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID INLET CHAMBER MEANS AND SAID OUTLET CHAMBER MEANS, AUXILIARY VALVE MEANS NORMALLY CLOSING SAID AUXILIARY PASSAGE MEANS, A RESERVOIR FOR RECEIVING AND STORING A LUBRICANT, AND FLUID OPERABLE PUMP MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID RESERVOIR AND COMPRISING A RECIPROCABLE MEMBER HAVING PROVIDED THEREIN SAID AUXILIARY PASSAGE MEANS AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID MAIN AND AUXILIARY VALVE MEANS AND OPERABLE WHEN MOVING IN A FIRST DIRECTION SUCCESSIVELY TO MOVE SAID AUXILIARY AND MAIN VALVE MEANS INTO OPEN POSITION FOR PERMITTING THE PASSAGE OF COMPRESSED AIR THERETHROUGH FROM SAID INLET TO SAID OUTLET CHAMBER MEANS, SAID RECIPROCABLE MEMBER ALSO BEING OPERABLE WHEN MOVING IN A SECOND DIRECTION SUCCESSIVELY TO MOVE SAID AUXILIARY VALVE MEANS AND SAID MAIN VALVE MEANS INTO CLOSING POSITION FOR SUBSTANTIALLY PREVENTING THE PASSAGE OF COMPRESSED AIR FROM SAID INLET CHAMBER MEANS TO SAID OUTLET CHAMBER MEANS, SAID PUMP MEANS BEING OPERABLE AUTOMATICALLY IN RESPONSE TO THE MOVEMENT OF SAID RECIPROCABLE MEMBER IN SAID FIRST DIRECTION TO INJECT LUBRICANT FROM SAID RESERVOIR INTO SAID OUTLET CHAMBER MEANS.