US3300049A
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Oil filter adapter kit
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-10-14
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Granted: 1967-01-24
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Expires: 1984-10-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William E Hardcastle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:44
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D35/00; B01D35/30; B01D35/306; B01D27/00; B01D27/08; B01D27/10; B01D27/106
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
391 words
IN COMBINATION WITH AN ENGINE PART FORMED TO PROVIDE A THREADED SOCKET, A POCKET COAXIALLY COMMUNICATING WITH SAID SOCKET AND HAVING A DIAMETER LARGER THAN THAT OF SAID SOCKET, A COUNTERBORE COAXIALLY COMMUNICATING WITH THAT END OF SAID POCKET REMOTE FROM SAID SOCKET TO DEFINE A FLOOR FOR A RADIALLY ENLARGED CAVITY OPENING AWAY FROM SAID POCKET, AND AN OUTWARDLY FACING SHOULDER CIRCUMSCRIBING THE MOUTH OF SAID CAVITY, SAID ENGINE PART FURTHER BEING FORMED WITH A FIRST PASSAGE COMMUNICATING WITH SAID POCKET AND WITH A SECOND PASSAGE COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CAVITY; A FILTER KIT COMPRISING A STUD HAVING A BODY WHOSE DIAMETER IS LESS THAN THAT OF SAID POCKET AND HAVING A REDUCED, THREADED EXTENSION AT ONE END THREADEDLY SEATED IN SAID SOCKET, SAID STUD BEING FORMED WITH AN AXIAL BORE OPENING THROUGH THE OTHER END OF SAID STUD AND FURTHER BEING FORMED WITH A LATERAL PORT COMMUNICATING WITH SAID POCKET, A FRUSTO-CONICAL BLOCK HAVING AN AXIAL BORE THERETHROUGH, SAID BLOCK BEING POSITIONED IN SAID CAVITY WITH ITS SMALLER END FACING SAID CAVITY FLOOR, GASKET MEANS DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID FLOOR AND SAID SMALLER END OF SAID BLOCK AND CIRCUMSCRIBING SAID POCKET AND SAID BLOCK BORE, SAID BLOCK BORE BEING INTERNALLY PROVIDED WITH A SHOULDER FACING THE LARGER END OF SAID BLOCK, SAID STUD EXTENDING THROUGH SAID BLOCK BORE AND BEYOND THE LARGER END OF SAID BLOCK AND BEING THREADED, A GASKET SLEEVED ON SAID STUD, A NUT THREADEDLY MOUNTED ON SAID STUD AND PRESSING SAID GASKET SEALINGLY AGAINST SAID INTERNAL SHOULDER, FURTHER SEALING MEANS GRIPPED BETWEEN THE LARGER END OF SAID BLOCK AND SAID OUTWARDLY FACING SHOULDER, A DISPOSABLE FILTER UNIT HAVING AN END WALL PROVIDED WITH AN AXIAL, THREADED PORT AND WITH AN ECCENTRIC PORT, SAID THREADED PORT RECEIVING THE EXTENDING END OF SAID STUD TO MOUNT SAID FILTER UNIT WITH SAID END WALL IN FACING RELATION TO THE LARGER END OF SAID BLOCK, AND A FURTHER GASKET MEANS SEALINGLY DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID LARGER END OF SAID BLOCK AND SAID FILTER UNIT END WALL AND CIRCUMSCRIBING SAID FILTER UNIT END WALL PORTS, SAID BLOCK FURTHER BEING FORMED WITH A PASSAGE OPENING THROUGH THE FRUSTO-CONICAL WALL OF SAID BLOCK INTO COMMUNCATION WITH SAID CAVITY AND THROUGH THE LARGER END OF SAID BLOCK INTO COMMUNICATION WITH SAID FILTER UNIT END WALL ECCENTRIC PORT WITHIN THE REGION CIRCUMSCRIBED BY SAID FURTHER GASKET MEANS.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-01-23 | 1970-07-25 | 1971-01-24 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-01-23 | 1974-07-25 | 1975-01-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-01-23 | 1978-07-25 | 1979-01-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |