Specially adapted oil filter casing
US6217762A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S210/17
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An internal combustion engine oil filter casing specially adapted for engagement by a standard hand tool and to an oil filter employing such a casing to assist an operator in removing the oil filter from an engine block. The casing comprises a generally tubular body and different structures that are rigidly affixed to the tubular body for engaging the tool to assist the operator in removing the oil filter from the engine block. The tubular body has a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending between the first and second ends. The first end includes a closed top and the second end includes a threaded aperture. The structures that are rigidly affixed to the tubular body for engaging the tool may be a strap, a plurality of fins, a fin having a hole, or a cylindrical sidewall extending outward from the first end of the tubular body having a groove or opposing holes.
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