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US4880144A
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Console for holding and housing cleaning and lubrication equipment
Assignee: McNeil Ohio Corp
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Filing: 1988-10-05
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Granted: 1989-11-14
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Expires: 2008-10-05
Abstract
Abstract A console unit for holding and housing a plurality of lubricant dispensers, lubricator hoses attached to the dispensers, and one or more vacuum units on rollers. The console unit includes a podium-like structure having a front wall, two side walls, a top wall and an open bottom. The console has a lubricator hose housing attached to the front wall of the podium-like structure which has a front wall spaced forward from the front wall of the podium-like structure, a top wall having apertures therein, and side walls. The console unit includes a bracket for releasably holding the dispensers mounted on the front wall of the podium-like structure above the top wall of the hose housing with the lubricator hoses extending down from the dispensers through the apertures in the top wall of the hose housing. The console unit further includes a lower compartment in the podium-like structure for housing one or more vacuum units. The compartment is partially defined by the front and side walls of the podium-like structure and by the open bottom of the podium-like structure. A vacuum unit can be rolled in and out of the compartment along the surface on which the podium-like structure rests.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert F. Shea
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 12:52
CPC Classifications
B; B67; B67D; B67D7/00; B67D7/06; B67D7/84; F; F16; F16N; F16N37/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
A console unit for holding and housing a plurality of lubricant dispensers, lubricator holes attached to the dispensers, and one or more vacuum units on rollers, comprising: a podium-like structure having a front wall, two side walls, a top wall and an open bottom; a lubricator hose housing attached to the front wall of the podium-like structure, having a front wall- spaced forward from the front wall of the podium-like structure, a top wall with aperture means therein, and side walls; means for releasably holding said dispensers on the front wall of the podium-like structure above the top wall of the hose housing with the lubricator hoses extending down from the dispensers through said aperture means in the top wall of said hose housing; and a lower compartment in the podium-like structure housing said one or more vacuum units, said lower compartment being partially defined by the front and side walls of the podium-like structure and the open bottom of the podium-like structure whereby said vacuum unit can be rolled in and out of the compartment along a surface on which the podium-like structure rests.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
A console unit for holding and housing a plurality of lubricant dispensers, lubricator holes attached to the dispensers, and one or more vacuum units on rollers, comprising: a podium-like structure having a front wall, two side walls, a top wall and an open bottom; a lubricator hose housing attached to the front wall of the podium-like structure, having a front wall- spaced forward from the front wall of the podium-like structure, a top wall with aperture means therein, and side walls; means for releasably holding said dispensers on the front wall of the podium-like structure above the top wall of the hose housing with the lubricator hoses extending down from the dispensers through said aperture means in the top wall of said hose housing; and a lower compartment in the podium-like structure housing said one or more vacuum units, said lower compartment being partially defined by the front and side walls of the podium-like structure and the open bottom of the podium-like structure whereby said vacuum unit can be rolled in and out of the compartment along a surface on which the podium-like structure rests.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
A console unit as set forth in claim 1 wherein said aperture means comprises a separate aperture in the top wall of the hose housing for each lubricator hose, and a roller assembly associated with each apertured having oppositely disposed rollers engageable with a respective lubricator hose for facilitating extension of the hose from the hose housing and retraction of the hose back into the hose housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A console unit as set forth in claim 1 wherein said holding means comprises a bracket attached to the front wall of the podium-like structure above the lubricator hose housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A console unit as set forth in claim 3 wherein the bracket comprises a generally planar mounting portion for mounting the bracket flush on said front wall.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A console unit as set forth in claim 4 wherein the bracket further comprises a generally planar support portion sloping upwardly and forwardly from said planar mounting portion, said support portion having a plurality of notches therein for holding the lubricant dispensers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
A console unit as set forth in claim 1 wherein, for each vacuum hose associated with said vacuum unit in the lower compartment, there is an opening in a wall of the podium-like structure providing a passage for the vacuum hose to and from the lower compartment.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
A console unit as set forth in claim 1 wherein, for each vacuum hose associated with said vacuum unit in the lower compartment, there is a hanger mounted on a wall of the podium-like structure or hose housing for holding a coiled length of vacuum hose.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
93 words
A console unit as set forth in claim 1 wherein the podium-like structure further comprises an upper compartment defined by an upper, generally horizontal shelf extending between the side walls of the podium-like structure, the front and side walls of the podium-like structure, and the top wall of the podium-like structure, said top wall being hinged to said front wall for pivoting about a generally horizontal axis generally at the intersection of said top wall and said front wall between a closed position and an open position allowing access to the upper compartment.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
61 words
A console unit as set forth in claim 8 wherein the podium-like structure further comprises one or more middle compartments, each defined by the front and side walls of the podium-like structure, an upper generally horizontal shelf extending between the side walls of the podium-like structure, and a lower generally horizontal shelf extending between the side walls of the podium-like structure.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
A console unit as set forth in claim 9 wherein the lower compartment is further defined by said lower shelf.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
A console unit as set forth in claim 1 wherein the lubricator hose housing has an open bottom for exit of the lubricator hoses for connection to a supply of lubricant.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
A console unit as set forth in claim 11 wherein the front and side walls defining the lubricator hose housing extend vertically downward to a plane containing the bottom of the podium-like structure.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-11-13 | 1997-05-15 | 1997-11-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-11-13 | 2001-05-15 | 2001-11-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |