Patent ID: 6913438

Claim:
A lubrication system for pumps and other rotating equipment, for circulating lubricant to and from a main lubrication chamber, wherein said rotating equipment comprises a bearing housing for receiving at least a pair of bearings; a rotatable shaft disposed within said housing, said main lubricating chamber being annular and surrounding said shaft; and bearings to be lubricated, said bearings rotatably supporting said shaft and being located within or adjacent said main lubricating chamber, said lubrication system comprising: a lubricant dispensing member affixed to said shaft within said main lubricating chamber for dispensing the lubricant in said main lubricating chamber for lubricating said bearings; and a lubricant reservoir remote from and in fluid communication with said main lubricating chamber, wherein the said lubricant is circulated out of said main lubricating chamber and into said reservoir via a first fluid conduit, and thereafter is circulated back into said main lubricating chamber from said reservoir via a second conduit, wherein the lubricant dispensing member is adapted to be mounted to said shaft without removing the bearings from said shaft.