Lubrication apparatus for spinning or twisting ring assemblies

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION, A HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED TEXTILE RING RAIL HAVING A VERTICALLY DISPOSED OPENING THEREIN, A VERTICALLY INSERTABLE RING HOLDER DISPOSED IN SAID OPENING, MEANS INTEGRAL WITH SAID HOLDER AND SLIDABLY ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID RAIL DURING THE VERTICAL INSERTION OF THE HOLDER FOR PREVENTING RELATIVE ROTATION BETWEEN THE RAIL AND HOLDER, A RING DETACHABLY MOUNTED ON SAID HOLDER, A CLOSED LUBRICANT RESERVOIR ON SAID SLIDABLY ENGAGEABLE MEANS, ONE WALL OF SAID RESERVOIR INCLUDING A FLEXIBLE DIAPHRAGM, A CONDUIT EXTENDING FROM SAID RESERVOIR, A SECOND CONDUIT EXTENDING FROM SAID RING, MEANS FOR DETACHABLY CONNECTING SAID EXTENDING CONDUIT ENDS, MEANS OPERABLE UPON DISCONNECTION OF SAID ENDS FOR CLOSING THE EXTENDING END OF SAID FIRST CONDUIT, PNEUMATIC MEANS FOR FLEXING SAID DIAPHRAGM TO THEREBY EXPEL LUBRICANT FROM SAID RESERVOIR, THROUGH SAID CONDUITS AND ONTO SAID RING, AND MEANS OPERABLE ALTERNATELY WITH THE OPERATION OF SAID PNEUMATIC MEANS FOR REPLENISHING THE RESERVOIR WITH LUBRICANT.