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1. A device for securing and lubricating a bushing, comprising:
a first member having
a first body portion,
a first engaging portion extending externally and outwardly from the first body portion along a longitudinal axis of the first body portion, and
at least one channel drilled through a lateral outer surface of the first engaging portion to the longitudinal axis and further extending along a complete length of the first body portion; and

a second member having
a second body portion, and
a second engaging portion disposed internally and along a longitudinal axis of the second body portion;

a second elongated member comprising
a second body portion having a second front end portion and a second rear end portion,
a second engaging portion disposed internally and extending along a longitudinal axis of the second body portion from the second front end portion to an intermediate position between the second front end portion and a second rear end portion, the second engaging portion thereby configuring a partial hollow second body portion, and
a second flange extending perpendicularly and outwardly to the longitudinal axis and about the second front end portion,

wherein the first engaging portion is capable of mounting a bushing, the second engaging portion is capable of coupling the first engaging portion with the bushing mounted thereon in a manner, such that, the bushing is sandwiched between the first flange and the second flange, and
wherein the bushing covers at least a portion of the opening of the channel on the lateral outer surface of the first engaging portion; and
wherein upon pressurizing a lubricant into the channel of the first elongated member through the opening at first rear end portion of the first body portion, the lubricant is transmitted to an inner surface of the bushing through the opening of the channel on the lateral outer surface of the first engaging portion.
5. The bushing lubricator of claim 4, wherein the bushing is a porous bushing made up of bronze.
6. The bushing lubricator of claim 4, wherein the bushing is lubricated until an outer surface of the bushing starts seeping the lubricant.
7. The bushing lubricator of claim 4, wherein the first engaging portion is a cylindrical threaded portion and the second engaging portion is a complementary threaded portion capable of complementarily engaging the first threaded portion.
8. The bushing lubricator of claim 7, wherein the cylindrical threaded portion has male threads and the complementary threaded portion has female threads.
9. The bushing lubricator of claim 4, further comprising a pair of seals capable of being mounted on the first engaging portion in a manner, such that, when the bushing is sandwiched between the first flange and the second flange, the first seal is positioned between the bushing and the first flange and the second seal is positioned between the bushing and the second flange.
10. The bushing lubricator of claim 7, wherein the cylindrical threaded portion has an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the bushing for mounting the bushing on the cylindrical threaded portion.
11. The bushing lubricator of claim 9, wherein upon mounting the bushing on the first engaging portion between the first seal and the second seal, the bushing is positioned in a manner such that the inner surface of the bushing covers at least a portion of the opening of the channel on the lateral outer surface of the first engaging portion.
12. The bushing lubricator of claim 4, wherein the first body portion and the second body portion have clamping features for holding and rotating the first body portion and the second body portion relative to each other clockwise or counterclockwise.
13. The bushing lubricator of claim 1, wherein the drilled channel at the first rear end portion of the first body portion has engagement features for engaging the complementary engagement features of a lubricant injecting means.
14. A method of lubricating a bushing, comprising the steps of:
configuring a first member having a first body portion, an elongated first engaging portion extending externally and outwardly from a first front end portion of the first body portion along a longitudinal axis, the first member further having at least one channel drilled through a lateral outer surface of the first engaging portion to the longitudinal axis and extending to a first rear end portion of the first body portion, and a first flange extending outwardly and perpendicularly to the central axis from the first front end portion;
configuring a second member having a second body portion, an internally disposed second engaging portion extending along a central axis from a second front end portion to an intermediate position towards a second rear end portion of the second body portion and a second flange extending outwardly and perpendicularly from the second front end portion;
inserting a first seal into the first engaging portion;
inserting a bushing into the first engaging portion;
inserting a second seal into the first engaging portion;
coupling the first member to the second member by receiving the first engaging portion into the second engaging portion;
tightening the engagement of the first engaging portion to the second engaging portion in a manner such that
the bushing is sandwiched between the first seal and the second seal,
the first seal is positioned adjacent to the first flange and the second seal is positioned adjacent to the second flange, and
the bushing covers at least a portion of an opening of the channel on the lateral outer surface of the first engaging portion;

pressurizing a lubricant into an opening of the channel at the first rear end portion of the first body portion;
impregnating the bushing with the lubricant by transmitting the lubricant through the channel and injecting the lubricant to an inner surface of the bushing through the opening on the lateral outer surface of the first engaging portion; and
continuing impregnating the bushing until an outer surface of the bushing starts seeping out the lubricant.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A low hysteresis fluid metering valve comprising:
a valve body including an interior portion, an inlet port, an outlet port including a fluid delivery passage, and a shut-off port;
a flow control member arranged in the interior portion, the flow control member including a first portion having a first diameter and a second portion having a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter, the first portion including a first end extending to a second end through an intermediate portion having a first metered passage, a second metered passage, and a seal element, the first metered passage being configured and disposed to selectively register with the inlet port and the outlet port when the flow control member is arranged in a first position, and the second metered passage is configured and disposed to register with the shut-off port when the flow control member is arranged in a second position.
2. The low hysteresis fluid metering valve according to claim 1, wherein the seal is arranged between the first end and the second metered passage.
3. The low hysteresis fluid metering valve according to claim 2, wherein the first metered passage is arranged between the second metered passage and the second end.
4. The low hysteresis fluid metering valve according to claim 1, wherein the shut-off port is fluidly connected to the fluid delivery passage.
5. The low hysteresis fluid metering valve according to claim 1, wherein the second metered passage comprises a low-pressure passage configured and disposed to selectively register with the shut-off port.
6. The low hysteresis fluid metering valve according to claim 5, further comprising: a first low pressure port provided on the valve body, the first low pressure port being configured and disposed to register with the second metered passage when the flow control member is in the first position.
7. The low hysteresis fluid metering valve according to claim 6, further comprising: a second low pressure port provided on the valve body and a low pressure cavity arranged between the first portion and the second portion.
8. The low hysteresis fluid metering valve according to claim 7, wherein the first low pressure port is fluidly connected to the second low pressure port.
9. The low hysteresis fluid metering valve according to claim 7, wherein the shut-off port is fluidly connected to the second low pressure port when the fluid control member is in the second position.
10. The low hysteresis fluid metering valve according to claim 1, further comprising: a regulated pressure flow port and a regulated pressure cavity provided in the valve body, the regulated pressure cavity being arranged at the second portion of the fluid control member, the regulated pressure flow port being configured and disposed to introduce a regulated flow of fluid into the regulated pressure cavity.
11. A low hysteresis fluid metering valve comprising:
a valve body including an interior portion, an inlet port, an outlet port including a fluid delivery passage, and a shut-off port;
a flow control member having a fluid metering section including a first end having a first diameter extending to a second end having a second diameter that is substantially equal to the first diameter through an intermediate portion having a third diameter that is smaller than the first and second diameters, the intermediate portion including a first metered passage, a second metered passage, and a seal element, the first metered passage being configured and disposed to selectively register with the inlet port and the outlet port when the flow control member is arranged in a first position, and the second metered passage is configured and disposed to register with the shut-off port when the flow control member is arranged in a second position.
12. The low hysteresis fluid metering valve according to claim 11, wherein the seal is arranged between the first end and the second metered passage.
13. The low hysteresis fluid metering valve according to claim 12, wherein the first metered passage is arranged between the second metered passage and the second end.
14. The low hysteresis fluid metering valve according to claim 11, wherein the shut-off port is fluidly connected to the fluid delivery passage.
15. The low hysteresis fluid metering valve according to claim 11, wherein the second metered passage comprises a low-pressure passage configured and disposed to selectively register with the shut-off port.
16. The low hysteresis fluid metering valve according to claim 15, further comprising: a first low pressure port provided on the valve body, the first low pressure port being configured and disposed to register with the second metered passage when the flow control member is in the first position.
17. The low hysteresis fluid metering valve according to claim 16, further comprising: a second low pressure port provided on the valve body and a low pressure cavity arranged at the second end of the fluid control member.
18. The low hysteresis fluid metering valve according to claim 17, wherein the first low pressure port is fluidly connected to the second low pressure port.
19. The low hysteresis fluid metering valve according to claim 17, wherein the shut-off port is fluidly connected to the second low pressure port when the fluid control member is in the second position.
20. The low hysteresis fluid metering valve according to claim 11, further comprising: a regulated pressure flow port and a regulated pressure cavity provided in the valve body, the regulated pressure flow cavity being arranged at a regulated pressure flow section extending from the second end of the flow control member.