Funnel assembly
AssigneeHopkins Manufacturing Corporation
InventorKyle M. Bennett
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Abstract
A funnel assembly comprising a funnel, a fill tube, a valve, and tube storage structure. The funnel includes an outer wall defining a fill chamber and including alignment structure. The tube storage structure includes an upper holder positioned near the upper opening and left and right guides spaced below the upper holder. The alignment structure is configured to align with and accept a stored tube of another funnel assembly when the funnel assemblies are stacked together. The fill tube is configured to be fluidly connected to the funnel. The tube storage structure is configured to removably secure the fill tube to the funnel when the upper end of the fill tube is not fluidly connected to the funnel so that the fill tube substantially conforms to the convex, tapered outer wall.
Claims11
A funnel assembly comprising:
- a funnel having an outer wall defining a fill chamber with an upper opening for receiving a liquid;
- a fill tube including opposing upper and lower ends, the upper end of the fill tube being configured to be fluidly connected to the funnel;
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- tube storage structure including:
- an upper holder positioned near the upper opening;
- and
- left and right guides spaced below the upper holder, the left and right guides being vertically offset from each other,
- the tube storage structure being configured to removably secure the fill tube to the funnel when the upper end of the fill tube is not fluidly connected to the funnel so that the fill tube substantially conforms to the outer wall.
A funnel assembly comprising:
- a funnel having an outer wall defining a fill chamber with an upper opening for receiving a liquid;
- a valve near a lower end of the outer wall and fluidly connected to the fill chamber;
- a fill tube including opposing upper and lower ends, the upper end of the fill tube being configured to be fluidly connected to the funnel via the valve;
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- tube storage structure including:
- an upper holder positioned near the upper opening;
- and
- left and right guides spaced below the upper holder, the left and right guides being vertically offset from each other,
- the tube storage structure being configured to removably secure the fill tube to the funnel when the upper end of the fill tube is not fluidly connected to the funnel so that the fill tube substantially conforms to the outer wall.
A funnel assembly comprising:
- a funnel having a convex, tapered outer wall defining a fill chamber with an upper opening for receiving liquid and including alignment structure;
- a valve near a lower end of the outer wall and fluidly connected to the fill chamber;
- a fill tube including opposing upper and lower ends, the upper end of the fill tube being configured to be fluidly connected to the funnel;
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- tube storage structure on an outer side of the outer wall, the tube storage structure including:
- an upper holder positioned near the upper opening;
- and
- left and right guides spaced below the upper holder, the left and right guides being vertically offset from each other,
- the tube storage structure being configured to removably secure the fill tube to the funnel when the upper end of the fill tube is not fluidly connected to the funnel so that the fill tube substantially conforms to the convex, tapered outer wall,
- the alignment structure being configured to align with and accept a stored tube of another funnel assembly when the funnel assemblies are stacked together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.