Lubricant Dispensing Device (Patent No: 459755)

Inventor: Christianson, James August

Location: Edmonton

Comments: b Denmark 1889; active in civic affairs and sports; d 1953

Description: James August Christiansen, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Application October 3, 1947, Serial No. 565,370.
2 Claims.

Claim.—1. A lubricant and waste oil storing device comprising a pit or recess in a floor or ground surface, a horizontal upper deck member of suitable size to coincide with the opening of the said recess, a lower deck member of similar size and substantially parallel to the upper deck member, vertical support members connecting the two decks, pneumatic hoist means operating between the base of the said recess and the bottom of the said lower deck/substantially vertical rigid water and compressed air supply pipes extruding from the base of the said recess, suitably shaped opening in the lower deck to allow for movement past the said water and air supply pipes, flexible tubing connecting the upper ends of the said water and compressed air supply pipes to dispensing apparatus positioned on the upper deck, suitable openings in the said upper deck to allow for connection between lubricant containers which may be placed on the lower deck and dispensing apparatus which may be placed on the upper deck.

2. A lubricant and waste oil storing device as described in claim 1, funnels and drain pipes fitted onto the upper deck, extension drain pipe passing through the said upper deck to the space between decks, the open lower end of such extension drain pipe being so positioned as to allow it to discharge into oil drums or other suitable receptacles positioned on the lower deck.