US4823947A
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Device for packaging, storing and disposing of oil and other products
Assignee: STRIDE SEAL-BEST Inc
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Filing: 1987-11-20
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Granted: 1989-04-25
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Expires: 2007-11-20
Abstract
Abstract A device for packaging, collecting, storing and disposing of oil and other products comprising a container having a large, sealable opening for collecting products, preferably liquids, on one side, and a smaller sealable opening for pouring products, preferably liquids, on another. The device is to be of sufficient size and shape to allow for placement under the machine from which liquid is collected. The collection opening is of sufficient size to allow relatively large objects, such as an oil filter, into the device without adding dirt to the exposed surfaces of the device. A filter may also be provided for in the region occupied by the collection opening so that liquids can be filtered as they enter the device. The collection opening may be internally sealed with a removable covering so that the container can be used for the distribution and sales of a liquid product contained therein.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter P. Maynard, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 01:32
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16N; F16N31/00; F16N31/002; F16N31/004; B; B01; B01D; B01D41/00; B01D41/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A device for packaging, collecting, storing, and disposing of oil and other products comprising: (a) a container having a collection opening of comparatively large size for collecting products without the use of funneling means, the opening being of such size as is sufficient to allow entry of product into said container without contact with the exposed surfaces of said device, said collection opening formed by means of a neck upwardly projecting from said container; (b) a collection basket having a body portion capable of extending through said collection opening into said container; (c) means for selectively maintaining said body portion within said collection opening; (d) a sealing cap capable of sealingly engaging with said neck; (e) a pour opening for pouring products from said device; and (f) a handle positioned along the longitudinal axis of said container between said collection opening and said pour opening.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
145 words
A device for packaging, collecting, storing, and disposing of oil and other products comprising: (a) a container having a collection opening of comparatively large size for collecting products without the use of funneling means, the opening being of such size as is sufficient to allow entry of product into said container without contact with the exposed surfaces of said device, said collection opening formed by means of a neck upwardly projecting from said container; (b) a collection basket having a body portion capable of extending through said collection opening into said container; (c) means for selectively maintaining said body portion within said collection opening; (d) a sealing cap capable of sealingly engaging with said neck; (e) a pour opening for pouring products from said device; and (f) a handle positioned along the longitudinal axis of said container between said collection opening and said pour opening.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A device as described in claim 1 and further comprising elongated sides capable of having said collection opening, and narrow sides capable of allowing said device to be fitted beneath a machine from which product is to be collected.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device as described in claim 1 wherein said catch-all basket is removable from said device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A device as described in claim 3 wherein the opening for collecting products is of sufficient size to allow passage of a relatively large object through the side of the container.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A device as described in claim 1 wherein said collection opening is further internally sealed with a removable covering such that the device may be initially used as a container for the distribution of a product contained therein.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
76 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said maintaining means includes an upper portion inwardly projecting from the top of said neck and a lip outwardly projecting from body portion, said upper portion and said lip being in alignment with each other and wherein the underside of said cap includes a surface which engages the top of said basket lip to maintain said basket in said collection opening while preventing leakage of product through said collection opening.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said neck has threads and said underside of said sealing cap has threads matingly corresponding to those of said neck so that said sealing cap and said neck may be threadingly engaged together.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
The device of claim 1, and further comprising an O-ring surrounding said neck and a complimentary surface located on the underside of said sealing cap for directing pressure onto said O-ring to enhance the quality of seal when said cap and said neck are engaged.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The device of claim 3, wherein said neck has an O-ring groove along its circumference and said O-ring is held in place in said O-ring groove.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said basket has screening means for catching objects larger than a predetermined size while permitting objects smaller than said predetermined size to pass into said container.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The device of claim 10, wherein said screening means is comprised of a screen located on the bottom of said basket.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the body portion of said basket is of a depth so as to hold therein an object approximating the size of an automobile oil filter while enabling said sealing cap to be sealingly engaged to said neck.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said collection opening is of size sufficient to allow an object the size of an automobile oil filter to be passed therethrough into said container.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
107 words
A device for packaging, collecting, storing and disposing oil and other products comprising: (a) a container comprising: (1) a rear-body portion having a collection opening collecting products thereon; (2) a front-body portion integrally formed with and in flow communication with said rear-body portion, said front-body portion being of a size smaller than said rear-body portion and having a pour opening thereon through which said product may be removed from said container; (b) means for removably sealing said collection opening; (c) means for removably sealing said pour opening; and (d) a handle positioned along the longitudinal axis of said container between said collection opening and said pour opening.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
107 words
A device for packaging, collecting, storing and disposing oil and other products comprising: (a) a container comprising: (1) a rear-body portion having a collection opening collecting products thereon; (2) a front-body portion integrally formed with and in flow communication with said rear-body portion, said front-body portion being of a size smaller than said rear-body portion and having a pour opening thereon through which said product may be removed from said container; (b) means for removably sealing said collection opening; (c) means for removably sealing said pour opening; and (d) a handle positioned along the longitudinal axis of said container between said collection opening and said pour opening.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
37 words
The device of claim 14, and further comprising a collection basket having a body portion capable of extending through said collection opening into said container and means for selectively maintaining said body portion within said collection opening.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The device of claim 15, and wherein said basket includes a screen laterally extending across said body portion which allows said product to pass therethrough.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-04-24 | 1996-10-24 | 1997-04-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-04-24 | 2000-10-24 | 2001-04-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |