Patent ID: 7467690

Claim:
A pneumatic grease applicator, comprising: a grease receptacle formed by a side wall having a top opening and a closed bottom; a bearing retainer movably received in the receptacle to from a first closed spaced with the bottom of the receptacle, the retainer having a top face forming a recess adapted to receive an object on which grease is to be applied, an axle formed in the recess and having a threaded end, grease passages being defined in the retainer and communicating between the recess and the first closed space, first sealing member being mounted on a circumference of the retainer to form grease tight engagement with the side wall of the receptacle; a presser movably received in the receptacle and forming a second closed space with the recess of the retainer, the presser defining a hole movably fit over the axle and forming internal threading to engage the threaded end of the axle for fixing the presser to the bearing to secure the object on which grease is to be applied between the presser and the retainer, second sealing member being mounted to a circumference of the presser to form grease tight engagement with the side wall of the receptacle; and a nozzle mounted to a channel defined in the bottom of the receptacle and in communication with the first space, the nozzle being adapted to connect with a pneumatically driven grease supply source to forcibly feed grease into the first space through the nozzle and the channel and to force the grease into the second space through the grease passages to flood over the object and thus applying grease to the object.