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Dual mode pistol-grip grease gun

US5277339A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 11, 1993
Grant dateJan 11, 1994
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Expiry dateMay 11, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16N3/12
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A dual mode pistol grip grease gun that operates in either the volume mode or the pressure mode. The grease gun comprises a cylinder head, which has a handle fixed to it. Attached to the handle via a shiftable link is a lever, which has a U-shaped slot disposed at one end. The shiftable link is disposed in the U-shaped slot of the lever, and its position therein defines whether the grease gun is in the volume or the pressure mode. Rotatably attached to the lever is a piston, which enters the cylinder head when the lever is depressed. A stop disposed in the lever that rests against the piston keeps the span between the lever and the handle the same for both the volume and pressure modes.

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