Drain plug housing and drain plug apparatus for use with oil pans
OwnerRaymond Morganinventor
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Abstract
A drain plug housing body coupled to the interior of an oil pan, which receives, via threaded portions, an extended length drain plug. The drain plug housing further comprises a first threaded aperture having a first diameter terminating at the interior of the oil pan and a second threaded aperture having a second diameter greater than the first diameter, with a hollow cavity therein between. The drain plug is a substantially cylindrical bolt of varying diameters having a first male threaded portion and a second male threaded portion on its shaft that are compatible, respectively, with each of the threaded apertures of the drain plug housing.
Claims15
An drainage apparatus for use with an oil pan, comprising:
- a substantially cylindrical drain plug of varying diameters having at least a first male threaded portion and a second male threaded portion on an elongate shaft;
- a drain plug housing having at least a coaxially aligned first female threaded aperture and second female threaded aperture separated by a hollow cavity, the drain plug housing also having a drain outlet between the first female threaded aperture and second female threaded aperture, the drain outlet being substantially perpendicular to the coaxially aligned first female threaded aperture and second female threaded aperture, the first female threaded aperture serving as a conduit into the cavity of an oil pan;
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- the first female threaded aperture and second female threaded aperture rotatably engaging with the first male threaded portion and second male threaded portion, respectively, of the drain plug.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.