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US 9,752,915 B2Granted
Snapfit dipstick assembly
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsTyler Martin, Timothy Harreld, Alexander Weldum
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Abstract
A dipstick assembly for an oil tank may include a tube with a receiving end and an outwardly projecting lip disposed near the receiving end. The assembly may also include a dipstick having a lower portion configured to be inserted into the tube, and an upper portion including a flexible arm. The flexible arm may be configured to releasably engage the outwardly projecting lip when the lower portion is inserted into the tube.
Claims18
A dipstick assembly for an oil tank comprising:
- a tube including:
- a receiving end, and
- an outwardly projecting lip disposed near the receiving end;
- and
- a dipstick including:
- a lower portion configured to be inserted into the tube,
- an upper portion including a flexible arm;
- wherein the flexible arm is configured to releasably engage the outwardly projecting lip when the lower portion is inserted into the tube;
- and
- an o-ring positioned around the lower portion of the dipstick, the o-ring configured to engage an interior surface of the tube when the lower portion is inserted into the tube.
7 more elements
A dipstick assembly for an engine comprising:
- a tube including an open end with an outwardly extending lip around the tube near the open end;
- a dipstick including:
- a shaft configured to be removably inserted into the tube in a direction, and
- a handle above and extending from the shaft including an arm with an outer surface generally parallel to the shaft;
- wherein the arm includes a tab configured to engage the outwardly extending lip when the shaft is inserted into the tube,
- wherein the handle includes an o-ring configured to create a seal by engaging the interior surface of the open end of the tube spaced from the arm in the direction that the shaft is inserted in the tube when the shaft is inserted into the tube.
3 more elements
A dipstick comprising:
- a shaft having a first end configured to be inserted into an oil reservoir tube;
- a handle including an aperture as a grasping component, the handle disposed on a second end opposite the first end of the shaft;
- a plurality of arms extending from the handle, the arms configured to snap around an exterior lip of the tube when the shaft is inserted into the oil reservoir tube in a direction;
- and
- an o-ring spaced apart from the plurality of arms in the direction that the shaft is inserted into the oil reservoir tube and configured to engage an interior surface of the tube when the shaft is inserted into the oil reservoir tube.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.