Patent ID: 6068024
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: B65G,F16C

Abstract:
A support for a non-rotating fluid conduit for use with a hydraulic roller comprising:a housing mountable to a stationary reference having an internal surface generally defining a cylindrical orifice and defining a fluid conduit to fluidly couple the orifice to the environment;a generally annular support member having an internal surface and an external surface wherein the external surface is sized to fit within the cylindrical orifice and wherein the support member defines a fluid conduit extending from the external surface to the internal surface to fluidly couple the housing fluid conduit to the orifice defined by the internal surface of the generally annular support; anda shaft having an external surface and defining a fluid conduit having an orifice at the external surface wherein at least a portion of the shaft is sized to fit within the generally annular support orifice and the fluid conduit aligns with the fluid conduit of the support member when the shaft is disposed thereinwhereby a fluid conduit is formed between the shaft fluid conduit and the environment.