Oil collecting and dispensing apparatus
CA 2057286 A1 · Owner: Maxwell, Boyce A. · Inventors: Maxwell, Boyce A.; Maxwell, Boyce A.
Overview
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Apparatus for quick clean and convenient changing of, the oil ox other fluids of a vehicle of particular use to the "do-it-yourselfer. " The apparatus is sized so as to fit under most vehicles when resting on one side thereof and is provided with a pivoting extensible arm having a funnel mounted on the end thereof for collecting the fluid that is mounted in a recess in one side thereof so as not to catch on the undercarriage of the vehicle when slid under or out from under the vehicle. Once positioned the, funnel is raised into close approximation with the oil drain plug, oil filter neck, or other location from which fluid is to be collected, and the fluid is drained into the funnel and …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed December 9, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 9, 2011.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by December 9, 2013.
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