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US 10,473,506 B1Granted
Oil level visualization system
OwnerDouglas Joseph Salernoinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to oil level visualization system that is used in place of a conventional dipstick to measure oil level. The system may include a strip that has a tube attached thereto comprising an oil absorbent material. Oil from the oil reservoir is configured to absorb to the oil absorbent material and absorbing of the oil to the oil absorbent material is configured to provide a stain on the oil absorbent material visible to the naked eye. The present invention also relates to methods of using the same.
Claims20
A method of using an oil level visualization system comprising:
- a) providing an engine comprising an oil reservoir configured to hold oil, the oil reservoir comprising a dipstick configured to measure oil level in the oil reservoir;
- b) removing the dipstick from the oil reservoir;
- c) providing a strip having a top end comprising a loop, a bottom end, a length extending from the top end to the bottom end, a width perpendicular to the length, and a thickness perpendicular to the width and the length, wherein a tube located below the loop is attached to the strip, the tube comprised of an oil absorbent material and comprising a hollow interior receiving the strip;
- d) inserting at least the bottom end of the strip and the tube into the oil reservoir;
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- e) absorbing oil from the oil reservoir to the tube to provide a stain on the tube visible to the naked eye.
3 more elements
An oil level visualization system comprising:
- a strip comprised of a heat-resistant, non-oil absorbent material and having a top end comprising a loop, a bottom end, a length extending from the top end to the bottom end, a width perpendicular to the length, and a thickness perpendicular to the width and the length,
- wherein a tube located below the loop is attached to the strip, the tube comprised of an oil absorbent material and comprising a hollow interior receiving the strip, and
- further wherein the strip is the form of a cable tie comprising a plurality of teeth spaced along the length of the strip and a ratchet configured to engage the plurality of teeth, the ratchet forming a bottom end of the loop and located above the tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.