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US 4,416,776 AGranted
Oil filter construction
OwnerLarry G. Brundidgeinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to spin-on type oil filter receptacles in general, and more specifically to an improvement to the normal external surface of the body, wherein a plurality of reinforced tapes are wound in opposite directions on either end of the receptacle to facilitate the insertion and removal of the oil filter in close tolerance situations.
Claims8
An improved construction for spin-on type oil filter cylinders having an open end, and a closed end;
- wherein the improvement comprises:
- a first elongated strip of material releasably secured to the cylinder body;
- wherein the said first strip of material is wrapped a plurality of times around the cylinder body in the clockwise direction, and the removal of said first elongated strip of material from the filter body will tend to impart a rotary movement of the filter body in a counter-clockwise direction, and
- a second elongated strip of material releasably secured to the cylinder body;
- wherein the said second strip of material is wrapped a plurality of times around the cylinder body in the counter-clockwise direction, and the removal of said second elongated strip of material from the filter body will tend to impart a rotary movement of the filter body in a clockwise direction,
- each of the said strips of material is coated with an adhesive on its underside.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.