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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 1978
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Vernon K Quarve, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Graco Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B / ; F04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
417387 ; 60592 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for reciprocating a piston in a diaphragm pump wherein the piston alternately pressurizes and relieves an oil filled chamber having a diaphragm separating the chamber from a liquid pumping chamber, the invention comprising a bearing shoe interposed between the piston and driving crank shaft, wherein the shoe has oil ports for lubricating and for relieving excess fluid volume from the oil chamber during each piston stroke.