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US 2026/0091331 A1Published application
Systems and methods associated with draining an airplane oil filter
OwnerBryan Knowltoninventor
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Abstract
Examples of the present disclosure are related to systems and methods for draining an airplane oil filter. More particularly, embodiments relate to tools to hold an oil can from an airplane upright while the oil filter is being drained.
Claims10
A tool for draining oil out of a canister, the tool comprising:
- a cylindrical grid with a center cutout, the center cutout being configured to receive a nipple of the canister;
- a holder with a handle, shelf, and tapered surface, the handle is configured to be positioned over a rim of a bucket, wherein the grid is configured to sit on the shelf within the holder, and the tapered surface creates a downward slope from the shelf to a bottom opening of the holder, wherein when the grid is positioned on the shelf and the nipple of the canister is positioned into the center cutout the canister is held upright such that oil can be drained out of the canister.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.