Patent ID: 6874599

Claim:
A grease dispensing apparatus for a fifth wheel, comprising: an air compressor; a grease gun, said grease gun having pneumatic means and manual means for dispensing grease, said pneumatic means coupled to the output of said air compressor and said manual means comprising a hand-lever pump; a grease cartridge inserted into said grease gun; a solenoid valve, the input of said solenoid valve coupled to the output of said grease gun; an electrical controller wired to said solenoid for activating and controlling the dispensing of said grease; a primary lubrication hose connected between the output of said solenoid valve and a grease distribution hub; and a plurality of distribution hoses attached to multiple outputs of said grease distribution hub, said distribution hoses having screw-on elbow fittings at the outer end for connecting to the bottom side of a lower fifth wheel plate.