Patent ID: 7179069

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a shell defining a lubricant sump; a rotary machine disposed within said shell; a drive shaft for powering said rotary machine, said drive shaft having a first end in engagement with said rotary machine and a second end disposed within said lubricant sump, said drive shaft defining a bore extending from said second end to said first end; a monolithic lubricant finger disposed within said bore at said second end of said drive shaft, said lubricant finger including an upper plate, a first plate angularly extending downward from said upper plate toward said second end in a first direction, a second plate angularly extending downward from said upper plate toward said second end in a second direction opposite of said first direction, a washer defining an aperture for allowing lubricant to flow from said lubricant sump into said bore disposed adjacent an opening of said bore, and a connection link extending between said first plate or said second plate and said washer; and a drive member for rotating said drive shaft.