Patent ID: 7748284

Claim:
A lubricating element for rolling element tracks, comprising a body composed of a lubricant-storing material, said body including an application section bringable into contact with a rolling element bearing surface to supply lubricant, said body having an elongated shape in a first storage region adjacent to said application section, said first storage region and said application section being configured so that a lubricant flow through said first storage region triggered via a dispensing of lubricant at said application section is essentially oriented in a longitudinal direction of said first storage region, wherein said body is composed of a foamed material and formed as a rectangular panel with a first and a second end face, wherein the panel is bent into a cylindrical shape such that the first and second end faces confront each other, wherein the panel has one and only one annular gap which extends circumferentially between the first storage region and a second storage region of the panel, wherein the body has a single transition section extending between the first and second storage regions, wherein the annular gap extends from the first end face to the transition section such that lubricant can flow from the second storage region to the first storage region via the transition region.