Crush-proof catch pan for engine oil
OwnerDaphne Krickinventor
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Abstract
A waste oil container includes an oil catch pan for collecting oil that leaks from a parked vehicle and a leash for attaching the oil catch pan to the vehicle. The oil catch pan includes a bottom, a surrounding wall structure, and an open top. The oil catch pan is integrally formed of a crush-resistant material that is self-supporting, is sufficiently flexible to collapse without breaking when crushing force is applied, and is sufficiently resilient to return to an original condition when the crushing force is removed. The oil catch pan is sized to fit underneath a parked vehicle to collect oil leaking from the vehicle and can be stored within the vehicle without unleashing the oil catch pan when the vehicle is being driven.
Claims30
A waste oil container comprising:
- a) an oil catch pan having a bottom, a surrounding wall structure, and an open top, the pan being sized to fit underneath a parked vehicle to collect oil leaking from the vehicle, the pan further being integrally formed of a crush-resistant material that is self-supporting, is sufficiently flexible to collapse without breaking when crushing force is applied, and is sufficiently resilient to return to an original condition when the crushing force is removed;
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- b) a leash connected to the pan for securing the pan to the vehicle.
A waste oil container comprising:
- a) an oil catch pan having a bottom, a surrounding wall structure, and an open top, the pan being sized to fit underneath a parked vehicle to collect oil leaking from the vehicle, the pan further being integrally formed of a crush-resistant material that is self-supporting, is sufficiently flexible to collapse without breaking when crushing force is applied, and is sufficiently resilient to return to an original condition when the crushing force is removed;
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- b) attaching means for securing the pan to the vehicle.
A method of collecting waste oil leaking from a parked vehicle comprising:
- a) placing an oil catch pan underneath the vehicle when the vehicle is parked;
- b) securing the oil catch pan to the vehicle with a leash;
- c) removing the oil catch pan from underneath the vehicle and storing the oil catch pan within the vehicle without unleashing the oil catch pan when the vehicle is being driven.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.