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Oil drain system for internal combustion engines

  • US 5,257,678 A
  • Filed: 11/27/1992
  • Issued: 11/02/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A used oil drain system for internal combustion engines having an oil sump, said oil drain system comprising:

  • a) valve means for attachment to the oil sump of the internal combustion engine;

    said valve means including a valve member having an opened position for allowing used oil to pass through said valve means from the oil sump of the internal combustion engine and having a closed position for preventing used oil from passing through said valve means from the oil sump of the internal combustion engine;

    b) used oil reservoir means for mounting to the internal combustion engine; and

    c) passageway means extending between said valve means and said used oil reservoir means for allowing used oil passing through said valve means from the oil sump of the internal combustion engine when said valve member is in said opened position to pass to said used oil reservoir means for storage;

    said used oil reservoir means including carriage means for fixedly mounting to the internal combustion engine;

    said used oil reservoir means including used oil container means for receiving used oil from said passageway means and for being removably attached to said carriage means, said used oil container means having a first position attached to said carriage means and a second position detached from said carriage means;

    said used oil reservoir means including lock means for locking said used oil container means to said carriage means, said lock means including a lock member having a locked position for locking said used oil container means in said first position and having an unlocked position for allowing said used oil container means to move to said second position;

    said used oil reservoir means including remote control means coupled to said lock member of said lock means for allowing said lock member to be moved to said unlocked position from a location remote from said carriage means.

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