Hydraulic fluid spill over receptacle

A hydraulic fluid spill over receptacle for collecting excess hydraulic fluid dripping from a hydraulic fluid assembly, the hydraulic fluid assembly having a hydraulic pump, an electric motor driving the hydraulic pump, and a hydraulic fluid receptacle engaged to the hydraulic pump, the hydraulic fluid receptacle comprising:

• a) a floor;
• b) an endless peripheral wall, the endless peripheral wall extending upwardly from the floor, the endless peripheral wall having a pair of first and second sidewalls and a pair of first and second end walls between the sidewalls;
• c) the floor having a first end floor portion, at least a portion of the first end floor portion disposed directly underneath at least a portion of the hydraulic fluid reservoir, the first end floor portion being defined in part by the first end wall and first and second sidewalls, the first end floor portion having an uppermost surface spaced from a bottom of the hydraulic fluid reservoir, the uppermost surface extending transversely of the first and second sidewalls, the first end floor portion tapering downwardly from the uppermost surface of the first end floor portion to the first end wall;
• d) the floor having an intermediate floor portion, at least a portion of the intermediate floor portion disposed directly underneath at least a portion of the hydraulic fluid reservoir, the intermediate floor portion having an uppermost surface spaced from a bottom of the hydraulic fluid reservoir, the intermediate floor portion tapering downwardly from the uppermost surface of the intermediate floor portion to a first pocket defined in part by the first sidewall, the intermediate floor portion tapering downwardly from the uppermost surface of the intermediate floor portion to a second pocket defined in part by the second sidewall;
• e) the floor having an elevated portion extending between the first and second sidewalls, the elevated portion being spaced from a plane defined by bottom portions of the hydraulic fluid receptacle that are adjacent to a surface on which the hydraulic fluid receptacle rests, the elevated portion capable of being engaged to the hydraulic pump;
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• f) the floor having a second end floor portion, at least a portion of the second end floor portion being disposed directly underneath at least a portion of the electric motor, the second end floor portion being defined in part by the second end wall and first and second sidewalls.

A receptacle comprising:

• a) a floor;
• b) an endless peripheral wall, the endless peripheral wall extending upwardly from the floor, the endless peripheral wall having a pair of first and second sidewalls and a pair of first and second end walls between the sidewalls;
• c) the floor having a first end floor portion, the first end floor portion being defined in part by the first end wall and first and second sidewalls, the first end floor portion having an uppermost surface, the uppermost surface extending transversely of the first and second sidewalls, the first end floor portion tapering downwardly from the uppermost surface of the end floor portion to the first end wall;
• d) the floor having an intermediate floor portion, the intermediate floor portion having an uppermost surface, the uppermost surface extending transversely of the first and second end walls, the intermediate floor portion tapering downwardly from the uppermost surface of the intermediate floor portion to a first pocket defined in part by the first sidewall, the intermediate floor portion tapering downwardly from the uppermost surface of the intermediate floor portion to a second pocket defined in part by the second sidewall;
• e) the floor having an elevated floor portion extending between the first and second sidewalls, the elevated floor portion being spaced from a plane defined by bottom portions of the hydraulic fluid receptacle that are adjacent to a surface on which the hydraulic fluid receptacle rests;
• f) the floor having a second end floor portion, the second end floor portion being defined in part by the second end wall and first and second sidewalls;
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• g) the second end floor portion being adjacent to the elevated floor portion, the elevated floor portion being adjacent to the intermediate floor portion, the intermediate floor portion being adjacent to the first end floor portion.

A hydraulic fluid assembly comprising:

• a) a hydraulic pump, the hydraulic pump having a main body, the main body having at least one fluid outlet and at least one fluid inlet;
• b) an electric motor engaged to the hydraulic pump for driving the pump, the electric motor having a main housing;
• c) a hydraulic fluid reservoir engaged to the hydraulic pump for feeding hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic pump and for receiving hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump;
• d) a hydraulic fluid spill over receptacle, the hydraulic fluid spill over receptacle being engaged to the main body of the hydraulic pump, the hydraulic fluid spill over receptacle being underneath at least a portion of the main housing of the electric motor, underneath an entirety of the main body of the hydraulic pump, and underneath an entirety of the hydraulic fluid reservoir;
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• e) wherein the hydraulic fluid spill over receptacle includes an intermediate floor portion, the intermediate floor portion being adjacent to at least a portion of the hydraulic fluid reservoir, the intermediate floor portion having a raised middle section with first and second surfaces tapering outwardly and downwardly away from each other, the first surface tapering into a first pocket, the second surface tapering into a second pocket, the first pocket disposed adjacent to a first sidewall section, the second pocket disposed adjacent to a second sidewall section opposing the first sidewall section, whereby hydraulic fluid runs from the raised middle section to the first and second pockets to be adjacent to the first and second sidewall sections.