US 5,630,451 AGranted

Oil change apparatus

OwnerAaron L. Bernardinventor

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An oil drain assembly for an engine oil pan to replace the plug of the oil pan drain opening comprising a valve housing having an upper oil inlet port mounted to and in communication with the drain opening of the engine oil pan; a lower oil outlet port; a means for controlling oil flow through the valve housing; a detachable drain line at the oil outlet port; and a detachable disposable oil collection bag mounted to the drain line.

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An oil pan drain assembly, adapted to be screwably mounted to an oil pan of an internal combustion engine having a threaded oil pan drain hole, in place of the threaded oil pan drain hole plug, comprising:

a) a housing, said housing extending along a longitudinal axis between first and second housing ends and having upper and lower housing surfaces, said housing having an internal longitudinal oil flow space between said first and second housing ends and a threaded bore at said first end of said housing, said threaded bore being aligned and in communication with said oil flow space;
b) an oil inlet port protruding upward from said upper surface of said housing, said oil inlet port having an opening in communication with said internal oil flow space of said housing, said oil inlet port having external threads around its periphery so that said oil inlet port is adapted to be screwably received into an oil pan drain hole for mounting said housing to said oil pan;
c) a protruding oil outlet port extending downward from said lower surface of said housing in communication with said internal oil flow space of said housing;
d) a longitudinally extending valve stem having a base end and a lead end, said valve stem having a needle end lead segment, a shoulder segment corresponding in length to said internal flow space of said housing and of substantially the same diameter as said internal oil flow space and a threaded neck segment for screwably engaging said valve stem with said threaded bore at said first end of said housing so as to position said shoulder segment of said valve stem within said internal flow space of said housing to seal said flow space;
e) a means for rotating said valve stem;
f) first and second asymmetrical connector slots integral with said housing, each of said connector slots having an open end and a closed end, said a first and second connector slots being positioned transverse to said longitudinal axis of said housing adjacent to and on opposite sides of said oil outlet port so that said closed end of said first connector slot is adjacent to said open end of said second connector slot;
g) a detachable drain hose, said drain hose having first and second ends, said first hose end having a pair of opposing flanges extending perpendicular from said first hose end, said first hose end being adapted for receiving said oil outlet port and said flanges being adapted for rotational engagement with said first and second connector slots for attachment and detachment of said drain hose with said oil outlet port;
h) a detachable oil collection bag;
i) means for detachably mounting said drain hose to said oil collection bag at said second hose end.

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a) a housing, said housing extending along a longitudinal axis between first and second housing ends and having upper and lower housing surfaces, said housing having an internal longitudinal oil flow space between said first and second housing ends and a threaded bore at said first end of said housing, said threaded bore being aligned and in communication with said oil flow space;
b) an oil inlet port protruding upward from said upper surface of said housing, said oil inlet port having an opening in communication with said internal oil flow space of said housing, said oil inlet port having external threads around its periphery so that said oil inlet port is adapted to be screwably received into an oil pan drain hole for mounting said housing to said oil pan;
c) a protruding oil outlet port extending downward from said lower surface of said housing in communication with said internal oil flow space of said housing;
d) a longitudinally extending valve stem having a base end and a lead end, said valve stem having a needle end lead segment, a shoulder segment corresponding in length to said internal flow space of said housing and of substantially the same diameter as said internal oil flow space and a threaded neck segment for screwably engaging said valve stem with said threaded bore at said first end of said housing so as to position said shoulder segment of said valve stem within said internal flow space of said housing to seal said flow space;
e) a means for rotating said valve stem;
f) first and second asymmetrical connector slots integral with said housing, each of said connector slots having an open end and a closed end, said a first and second connector slots being positioned transverse to said longitudinal axis of said housing adjacent to and on opposite sides of said oil outlet port so that said closed end of said first connector slot is adjacent to said open end of said second connector slot;
g) a detachable drain hose, said drain hose having first and second ends, said first hose end having a pair of opposing flanges extending perpendicular from said first hose end, said first hose end being adapted for receiving said oil outlet port and said flanges being adapted for rotational engagement with said first and second connector slots for attachment and detachment of said drain hose with said oil outlet port;
h) a detachable oil collection bag;
i) means for detachably mounting said drain hose to said oil collection bag at said second hose end.

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