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Process and structure for servicing a vehicle over a service pit

  • US 8,443,940 B2
  • Filed: 06/15/2012
  • Issued: 05/21/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A process for changing the oil of a motorcycle, the process comprising:

  • providing a service pit with a top opening having a width;

    providing a motorcycle with an engine, the engine having an oil drain plug;

    providing a support, the support dimensioned to support the motorcycle and to generally span across the width of the service pit top opening, the support also having an engine access opening;

    placing the motorcycle onto the support with the oil drain plug located directly above the engine access opening;

    placing the support and the motorcycle over the pit such that the support spans the width of the top opening and supports the motorcycle over the service pit; and

    changing the oil of the motorcycle by removing the oil drain plug, draining oil from the engine, the oil flowing through the engine access opening of the support and into the service pit, replacing the oil drain plug and providing additional oil in the engine.

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