Oil drain pan and container with vertically adjustable funnel
AssigneeHopkins Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsWilliam Elliott, Vicki Sickler
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Abstract
A container assembly for receiving and storing a fluid includes a hollow container body and a hollow support trunk. The container body has an internal chamber for receiving and storing a fluid. The container body includes a front wall and an opposing back wall at least partially defining the internal chamber. The front wall includes an opening therethrough to allow the fluid to be received in the internal chamber. The support trunk is coupled to the opening in the front wall. The support trunk extends through the internal chamber and includes a distal end engaging the back wall. The support trunk provides support to the front wall and channels the fluid from the opening to the internal chamber.
Claims20
A container assembly for receiving and storing a fluid, the container assembly comprising:
- a hollow container body having an internal chamber for receiving and storing the fluid, the container body comprising a front wall and an opposing back wall at least partially defining the internal chamber, the front wall comprising an opening therethrough to allow the fluid to be received in the internal chamber;
- a hollow support trunk coupled to the opening in the front wall, the support trunk extending through the internal chamber and comprising a distal end engaging the back wall, the support trunk providing support to the front wall and channeling the fluid from the opening to the internal chamber,
- the support trunk comprising a lattice structure partially closing the distal end, the lattice structure defining a plurality of openings to permit the fluid to flow into the internal chamber while the lattice structure is in contact with the back wall.
A container assembly for receiving and storing a fluid, the container assembly comprising:
- a hollow container body having an internal chamber for receiving and storing the fluid, the container body comprising a front wall and an opposing back wall at least partially defining the internal chamber, the front wall comprising an opening therethrough to allow the fluid to be received in the internal chamber;
- a hollow support trunk coupled to the opening in the front wall, the support trunk extending through the internal chamber and comprising a distal end engaging the back wall, the support trunk providing support to the front wall and channeling the fluid from the opening to the internal chamber,
- the back wall comprising a plurality of inward projecting bosses,
- the bosses positioned in surrounding relationship relative to the distal end of the support trunk to provide lateral support to the distal end of the support trunk.
A container assembly for receiving and storing a fluid, the container assembly comprising:
- a hollow container body having an internal chamber for receiving and storing the fluid, the container body comprising a front wall and an opposing back wall at least partially defining the internal chamber, the front wall comprising an opening therethrough to allow the fluid to be received in the internal chamber;
- a hollow support trunk coupled to the opening in the front wall, the support trunk extending through the internal chamber and comprising a distal end engaging the back wall, the support trunk providing support to the front wall and channeling the fluid from the opening to the internal chamber;
- a fluid collection system releasably coupled to the front wall of the container body,
- at least a portion of the fluid collection system extending outward beyond the front wall,
- the back wall comprising a plurality of pockets defined therein,
- the plurality of pockets being sized and shaped to receive the at least a portion of the fluid collection system whereby two or more of the container assembly may be stacked together with the at least a portion of the fluid collection system of one container assembly being nested within the plurality of pockets of another container assembly,
- the fluid collection system comprising:
- a funnel;
- one or more extension tubes;
- and
- a funnel support/wiper component,
- the front wall comprising an inwardly extending extension tube pocket configured to secure the one or more extension tubes to the front wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.