US 12,449,092 B2
Conduit lubricating device
Jonathan Bostedt, Green Bay, WI (US)
Assigned to BOSTEDT ENTERPRISES LLC., Green Bay, WI (US)
Filed by BOSTEDT ENTERPRISES LLC., Green Bay, WI (US)
Filed on May 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/671,669.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/468,404, filed on May 23, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0392918 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. F16N 21/04 (2006.01); F16N 7/38 (2006.01)
CPC F16N 21/04 (2013.01) [F16N 7/38 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A conduit lubricating device comprising:
a lubricant reservoir containing lubricant;
a hose having a stiffness configured to allow the hose to move through a conduit without collapse or permanent deformation, the conduit having an already installed wire or an at least partially installed wire; and
a pump having an inlet and an outlet,
wherein the inlet is fluidly coupled to the lubricant reservoir, and the outlet is fluidly coupled to the hose,
wherein the hose includes a dispensing end configured to spray the lubricant ahead of and away from the hose towards a desired location within the conduit, and
wherein the pump is configured to supply and drive the lubricant from the lubricant reservoir through the hose to lubricate the conduit to allow for installation and removal of wires in the conduit.