US 11,988,331 B2
Gravity oiler improvement
Christopher Haught, Houston, TX (US); and David Haught, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Esco Products, Inc, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Esco Products, Inc, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/169,828.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/310,104, filed on Feb. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0258296 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. F16N 7/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16N 7/02 (2013.01) 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gravity oiler assembly for passively managing a fluid within an input fluid reservoir for use in an equipment fluid reservoir, wherein:
said gravity oiler assembly comprises a fitting, said input fluid reservoir, and a nozzle;
said fitting comprises an outer surface, an inner cavity, a top aperture, and a side aperture;
said input fluid reservoir comprises a bottle being arranged with a fluid passage attached to said nozzle;
said nozzle is arranged below said input fluid reservoir and inserted into said top aperture of said fitting;
said gravity oiler assembly is configured to allow said fluid in said input fluid reservoir to enter a portion of said nozzle, said inner cavity and said side aperture;
said gravity oiler assembly is configured to store said fluid in said input fluid reservoir and passively dispense said fluid into an equipment fluid cavity of said equipment fluid reservoir as a fitting fluid level drops below a upper edge of said nozzle;
said input fluid reservoir is configured to fit within a portion of said nozzle;
said nozzle is configured to fit in said top aperture of said fitting; and
a fluid cavity of said input fluid reservoir is in fluid connection with said inner cavity of said fitting.