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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2009
Applicants:
Guus Willems, Utrecht, NL;
Gustavo Sabogal, Utrecht, NL;
Inventors:
Guus Willems, Utrecht, NL;
Gustavo Sabogal, Utrecht, NL;
Assignee:
Aktiebolaget SKF, Gothenburg, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16N 13/22 (2006.01); F16L 55/10 (2006.01); B65D 25/00 (2006.01); F16N 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16N 21/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a protective cap () for a grease nipple. The protective cap comprises a removable cap portion () with an internal cavity () that is shaped to fit over and enclose a nipple head of the grease nipple, and comprises an attachment portion () that is adapted to remain attached to the grease nipple when the cap portion is removed. According to the invention, the attachment portion () of the protective cap () comprises a plurality of through holes () each of which has a unique diameter.