Grease coupler

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8955544
APP PUB NO 20120267890A1
SERIAL NO

13513238

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An improved grease coupler 3 allows for positive, coupling and uncoupling from a grease nipple 4 via a manually operated trigger mechanism 30. The coupler includes a replaceable seal 13 and has an elongate body 10 with a grease passage 11 through the length of the body. A floating barrel plunger 42 acts as a check valve to prevent grease leaking from the discharge end of the elongate body 10 upon disconnection.

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GURTECH (PTY) LTD3260 LIONS RIVER

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gurney, Richard Stillard Kwa Zulu Natal, ZA 4 28

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