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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 1988
Filed:
May. 04, 1987
James N McLean, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Bruce A McLean, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Herr Manufacturing Company, Inc., Tonawanda, NY (US);
Abstract
A spinning and twisting ring and holder combination including a spinning and twisting ring having an inner ring surface, an outer ring surface, and a central ring portion therebetween, an annular lubricant conduit in the central ring portion, an annular groove in the outer ring surface, a holder having an inner holder surface and an outer holder surface and a holder block extending outwardly from the outer holder surface, the inner holder surface being mounted in fluid-tight relationship with the outer ring surface to cause the annular groove to be fluid-tight, a plurality of radial bores extending between the annular groove and the inner ring surface and in communication with the annular conduit, a well in the holder block, a first wick extending through conduits in the holder block and the well and having a portion located in the outer ring groove, and second wicks having portions located in engagement with the first wick in the annular groove and having second portions extending through the radial bores and the annular conduit in the spinning and twisting ring.