Oil caddy

• US 4,239,130 A
• Filed: 04/18/1979
• Issued: 12/16/1980
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Lawrence J. Altadonna
• Original Assignee: Lawrence J. Altadonna
• Inventors: Altadonna, Lawrence J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Knowles, Allen N.
• Application Number:
  US06/031,174
• Time in Patent Office: 608 Days
• Field of Search: 141/331-345, 141/98, 222/80, 222/81, 222/89, 222/90, 222/91, 222/85, 222/86, 222/88, 222/192, 222/83.5, 222/131, 222/460, 222/461, 222/462
• US Class Current: 222/131
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/00 Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for

Abstract

A canister for storing a can of oil has an arrangement to mount it within the engine compartment or trunk of an automobile or to other motorized vehicles. An inverted funnel is secured to the upper end of the cannister, serving as a cover enclosure or upon detachment, as a funnel for adding oil to the engine. The funnel spout receives a cap or stopper which has a handle on its outer side and a can opener on its inner side normally enclosed within the funnel.

Claims

1. Apparatus for storing a cylindrical can container of oil or the like on a motor vehicle, comprising

a canister having an open upper end and being of such internal width as to accept and support a can container inserted through the open upper end, and being of such height that a portion of such can container so supported will extend above the canister upper end,

mounting bracket means, formed in a vertical plane, to mount the canister to a motor vehicle, and

a funnel-like member having a larger receiving end including means for mounting to the open upper end of the canister, a smaller opposite discharging end terminating in a spout, and an intermediate tapered wall portion,

said intermediate tapered wall portion having, radially inward of the means for mounting to the canister and spaced toward the opposite discharging end of the funnel, means to graspingly engage the end of such can container, together with

removable stopper means to close the spout.

2. Apparatus for storing a cylindrical can container of oil or the like on a motor vehicle, comprising

a substantially cylindrical canister having an open upper end and being of such size as to accept and support a can container inserted through the open upper end, the height of the canister being such that a portion of such can container supported in the canister will extend above the canister open upper end,

the canister having, on its inner side wall, longitudinal ribs,

whereby the can is stored in the canister with its outer wall spaced inward of the canister side wall, to prevent rattling and reduce suction formed in removing the can,

mounting bracket means, formed in a vertical plane, to mount the canister to a motor vehicle, in combination with

a funnel-like member having

a larger receiving end terminating in a substantially cylindrical portion of sufficient depth to fit about that portion of the can container extending above the canister open upper end,

the cylindrical portion including means for mounting, when the funnel-like member is inverted, to the open upper end of the canister, the funnel-like member further having

a smaller opposite discharging end terminating in a spout,

the larger receiving end of the funnel-like member including, radially inward of the means for mounting to the canister and spaced toward the opposite discharging end of the funnel, means to graspingly engage the end of the can container, and further comprising

removable stopper means to close the spout.