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US 5,033,521 AGranted
Cap with collapsible funnel
OwnerGregory A. Martininventor
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Abstract
An extendable cap for sealing a fluid inlet port having a holding plug which when removed, allows a telescoping funnel to be extended from a base section attached to the fluid inlet port. The extended telescoping funnel defines a fluid conduit through which a fluid may be guided into the fluid inlet port.
Claims29
An extendable cap for attachment to a fluid inlet port comprising:
- a base member defining an opening, said base member having an upper surface;
- a telescoping funnel defining a fluid conduit attached to said base member with said fluid conduit corresponding to said opening, said conduit having a top end and a bottom end;
- closure means removably mounted in the top end of said fluid conduit for sealing said inlet port and holding said funnel in a collapsed position;
- closure attachment means for attaching said closure means to said base member;
- and
- cap attachment means for attaching said base member to said fluid inlet port.
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An extendable cap for attachment to a fluid inlet port comprising:
- a base member having
- a base having an upper surface,
- an opening defined by said base, and
- a neck extending downward from said base corresponding to said opening;
- a telescoping funnel attached to the upper surface of said base section having
- a plurality of concentric annular sections including a lowermost section coupled to said base member and an uppermost section, said sections reducing in diameter from a maximum at said lowermost section to a minimum at said uppermost section, to allow said sections to nest inside each other on said base member when collapsed and interfit when extended, each of said sections including an upper end and a lower end,
- stop means to prevent over extension of said annular sections, and
- a fluid conduit defined by said concentric annular sections, said conduit having a top end a bottom end;
- closure means removably mounted in the top end of said conduit for blocking said fluid conduit and holding said telescoping funnel in the collapsed position having
- a cylindrical body corresponding to said fluid conduit, said cylindrical body including an upper end and a lower portion,
- a flange extending radially from said upper end of said body, and
- a grip;
- closure attachment means for attaching said plug to said base member;
- cap attachment means for attaching said base section to said fluid inlet port;
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- drain means for allowing fluid to drain off said telescoping funnel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.