US1635563A

US1635563A - Lubricating device

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Publication number: US1635563A
Application number: US714211A
Authority: US
Inventors: Sanford Henry
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1924-05-19
Filing date: 1924-05-19
Publication date: 1927-07-12
Anticipated expiration: 1944-07-12

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.my 12,1927.. H SANFORD l LUBRICATING DEVICE Filed May 1s, 1924 2 sheets-Shed:

INVENTOR ATTORNEY July 12, 1927. l H' SANFORD ,635,563

LUBRCATING DEVICE Filed May 19, 1924 l 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEY clothing.

Patented July 12, 1927.

UNITED lSTATES HENRY SANFORD, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

LUBRICATING DEVICE.

Application ,led May 19, 1924. -Seria1 No. 714,211.

This invention relates to the supplying of lubricating oil to automobile engines.

The objects of the invention are to make it possible for a motorist t0 carry a supply of lubricating oil in a clean, handy transportable form and to suppl the oil to the motor as required without soi ing the hands or the The foregoing and other objects are attained in this invention through certain novel features of construction, combinations and relations of parts as set forth in the following specification. y

In the drawings accompanying and yforming part of this specification, simple and practical embodiments of the invention are illustrated but it should be understood that the structural features may be modified and changed in various ways without departure from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter defined and broadly claimed.

Figure l is a broken and part sectional side elevation of the combined holder and opener as applied to the oil intake of an engine and showing one of the sealed oil containers of the invention as being inserted in the holder,

. Figure 2 is abroken sectional view illustrating the general relation of the holder to the crank case of the motor, showing the can as completel seated in the holder and punctured to ena le the oil to flow into the crank case. Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the holder on substantially the plane of line 3- 3 of Fig. 1.

Figure 4 is a detached perspective view of one of the cutters for puncturing the sealed @Ontanen Figure 5 is a broken vertical sectional.- vieW lllustrating a modification in which the puncturing s ur is formed integral with the bottom of t e casing and showing a simplified form of spring support for.

the can, a lighter cover construction .and a shut-oli valve hetweenthe casing and .the oil intake.L Figure 6 is a detached side elevation of the one piece spring support. Figure 7 is a horizontal sectionalview of the casing. The illustration of a motor. in Fi 2 1s typical as showing hou7 they are usual y provided with an oil intake 5 in the side or top of the crank case, this intake being ordinarily 'in the form of a short standpipe equipped with a screw cap or other suitable closure.

A feature of the invention is the utilization of this oil intake as a support fora special holder ldesigned to receive a sealed container of oil and provided with means for automatically opening the sealed container by the simple act of placing the same within the holder.

In a preferred form, the sealed containers are made of substantially square or rectangular shape to facilitate handling and save space in storage. One of these substantially square containers is illustrated at 6 and the holder for the same shown at 7 is of c0rrespondingly rectangular or square outline to receive and hold the container with a fairly snug fit.

To meet a condition like that illustrated, where theoil intake is equipped with a screw cap, the oil can holder is simply formed with a screw socket 8 in its lower end and is supported on the intake by simply being screwed onto the upper end of the same in place of the original screw closure.

The automatic opening of the sealed can is accomplished in the illustration by mounting a cutter 9 on the bottom of the holder and by providing the holder with a hinged cover 10 carrying a cutter 11 for puncturing the top of the can. interchangeable, each consisting of a pointed triangular blade grooved orfluted at 12 on the rearward face of the same to provide free flow for the oil or air and having a screw stem 13 by which the same may be secured' with nuts 14 to the bottom or to the cover of the holder.

The cover of the tank or holder is secured closed by suitable means such as the hinged link shownv at 15 adapted to snap over the keeper lug 16 on the front wall of the holder.

A spring follower is shownprovided at 17 in the bottom of the holder for yieldingly supporting the can and holding the same against rattling. This spring follower is shown in the form of a ring engaged by a coil spring 18 supported in an enlargement 19 forming a spring seat in the bottom of .the holder and the same in addition to the functions` mentioned, operates to partially eject the emptied can when thev cover is opened.

The sealed oil packages, lacking screw These cutters'are shown as closures or other outlets, aresimple to make and canbe produced quite inexpensively `and n a number of' them can be packed together withoutany waste space. This makes it'possible and convenient for a motorist to carry one or al number of the packages as a reserve supply, which can be fed to the 7motor when required, yby simply slipping the cans into the holder and closing the cover down over the same. In puncturing the bottom kof the can, the metal is'bent back somewhat around the opening and this provides a slight cavity to collect any sediment that may be present.` The mounting of the holder onthe oil intakecauses the same to be supported within the region of the motor cylinders and i, usually fairly close to the radiator so that the oil will be warmed suiciently to cause it to yflow freely down into the crank case. The opening i of the f cover venables the spring follower to lift theeinptied can far stance, vwhenthe crank case is'to be washed yout with a. flushing oil,y f yIn the'modified construction illustrated inr Figures 5 to 7 thev lower cutter is shownr formed as a sharp pointed triangular spur made integral with the ybottom of the case and the upper cutter is shown asa sharp pointed spur Qlriveted or suitably secured to the under side of the cover 22, which in this instance is shown made of sheet metal hinged on the back of the case at 23 and secured in closed relation by an integral spring catch 24.

The spring follower also is of simplified construction in that it is made of a single piece of spring metal having a raised centra] supporting portion 25 and bowed spring arms Q6 which rest on the bottom 27 of the casing at the sides of the discharge outlet.

The integrally formed can opening spur is shown as raised above the floor of the bottom on a pedestal or table projection 28 provided in one corner of the case which may act as a stop for the end of the can to prevent the can being pressed down so far as to flatten the bowed spring support and close otf the discharge outlet and this pedestal also may assist in positioning the spring support by preventing the same from twisting around in the bottom of the case.

If desired, a shut-off valve 29 may be interposed in the oil intake. This valve enables the flow of oil into the crank case to be governed at will and is useful, for instance, in a case where it is desired to warm the oil before permitting it to flow into the crank case. This control also enables only a portion of the can being used at a time and rallowsfor a quantity ofoil inbulk being carried `in the casing andl'lowedinto the crank case whenever it may be desired.

What is claimed is: 1. Anoil canholderadapted to be connected tothe oil intake of a motor, comprisinga tank of non-circular cross-section'having a bottom, a cut-ter'mounted above said bottom, a hinged cover of non-circular crosssection :forsaid tank provided with a cutter positioned between the center and the hinge side of said cover, said cutter being adapted to puncture a Tpermanently sealed container of a cross-section corresponding to that of said tank vand inserted insaid holder wheny said cover is closed, and a spring follower in said tank for lifting said container when said cover is opened to permit grasping said container by. the fingers to'remove it'frorri said tank.

2. krAin oilfcan holding tank of noni-circular cross-section provided with means for mounting ythe same on they cil intake of an engine crankcase and having a spur projecting upwardly from the bottom of the saine vfor piercing an oil can'inserted thereinsaid can having a cross-section corresponding to ythat ofv said tank, said spur being mounted on a raised portion of the bottom to supporty f f f the can above the bottom and aspring resting on the bottomin the space below the can.

v3. In a lubricating device for a motor, an oil-can f holder f of non-circular cross-section having a normally open but closable connection With the oil intake of the motor, a hinged cover having a spur positioned between the center and the hinge side of said cover, for puncturing an oil can when the cover is closed, said can having a cross-section corresponding to that of said holder, and ejecting means in the bottom of the holder for ejecting the can when the cover is open. v

4. In a lubricating device for a motor, an oil-can holder of non-circular cross-section having a normally open but closable con-A cover is closed, said can having a cross-section corresponding to that of said holder, and a yielding member in the bottom of the holder for supporting the can and for rais-' ing the same when the cover is raised.

5. In a lubricating device for a motor, an oil can holder having a normally open but closable connection with the oil intake of the motor, a hinged cover having a spur for puncturing the oil can when the cover is closed, and a yielding member in the bottom of the holder for supporting the can and having a tension at least sufficient to raise an empty can when said cover is raised.

6.' oil can holder adapted to be con` cutters being adapted to puncture a permanently sealed container inserted in said holder when said cover i's closed, and a spring follower in said tank for lifting said Acontainer when said cover is opened to permit grasping said container by the lingers to remove it from said tank, and means for supporting said lower cutter and for lprovidlng a clearance space for said spring between the bottom of said holder and the bot-f tom of said inserted container when said container is in its lowermost position.

ySigned at New York, in the county of lNew York and State of New York, this 16th day of May, A. D. 199A. v

HENRY 'SANFORD