Patent ID: 7007773

Claim:
A lubrication device for lubricating lubrication sites on a belt moving along a lubrication site path of movement, comprising: a lubricating apparatus operable to move back and forth parallel to the lubrication site path of movement between a starting position and a run path ending position, said lubricating apparatus including: a catch operable to pivot between a resting position, whereat said catch is not engaged with the belt, and a catch position, whereat said catch engages the belt such that the belt moves said lubricating apparatus parallel to the lubrication site path of movement at a speed of the belt from the starting position to the run path ending position; and a lubricating head operable to supply lubricant to a lubrication site on the belt while said catch is in the catch position and while said lubrication apparatus is moving parallel to the lubrication site path of movement from the starting position to the run path ending position; and a track for supporting the belt, wherein at least one of said lubricating apparatus and said track is operable to move transverse to the lubrication site path of movement such that the lubrication site and said lubricating head of said lubrication apparatus approach each other.