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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2011
Christopher D. Holland, Wood River, IL (US);
Paul G. Conley, St. Charles, MO (US);
Christopher D. Holland, Wood River, IL (US);
Paul G. Conley, St. Charles, MO (US);
Lincoln Industrial Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A lubricant reservoir refilling system. The system includes a removable reservoir having a tank for receiving lubricant, a refill inlet fluidly communicating with the tank, and a connector. The refilling system also includes a refilling station including a refill housing having a connector configured for releasable connection with the reservoir connector, an inlet on the refill housing adapted for connection to a supply of lubricant, and an outlet on the refill housing positioned for fluid communication with the reservoir refill inlet when the reservoir is connected to the refilling station to allow delivery of lubricant from the refilling station through the reservoir refill inlet to refill the tank. The refill housing connector is functionally identical to a connector on a pump assembly so the reservoir including the tank can be removed from the refilling station and removably connected to the pump.