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US 2014/0190316 A1Published application
Magnetic oil drain plug apparatus and method of use
OwnerCharles Stebbinsinventor
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Abstract
A magnetic oil drain plug removal apparatus is provided. After the drain plug has been loosened manually, the ratcheting mechanism, such as a wrench, would clamp or magnetically attach to the drain plug; the clamp or magnetic holder would then be rotated by the user to turn the screw via a thumb-actuated ratchet mechanism. Using the ratcheting mechanism, the user would then remove the drain plug from the oil pan without the risk of spilling oil on himself or herself, or dropping the drain plug into the hot oil that has drained out of the oil pan.
Claims4
An oil drain plug removal tool comprising:
- (a) a turntable;
- (b) said turntable being shaped to conform to a vehicle oil drain plug;
- (c) said turntable being permanently magnetic;
- (d) a rod;
- (e) a tube;
- (f) said rod being disposed axially within said tube;
- (g) said turntable being affixed to said tube at its end;
- (h) said rod being configured such that axial compression upon said rod urges said turntable to rotate;
- (i) a ratchet mechanism;
- (j) said ratchet mechanism being affixed to said tube at its opposite end from said turntable;
- and
- (k) said ratchet mechanism being configured to apply axial compression upon said rod when actuated by a user;
- whereby said vehicle oil drain plug may be magnetically retained in said turntable while being urged into a closed or open position by the rotation thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.