Abstract: The invention relates to a combined funnel and cap member which can be attached to containers for receiving waste fluid such as fuel or lubricating oils. The cap member is pivotally attached to a funnel body and can be latched to the funnel body opposite the hinge mechanism. The hinge mechanism or the latch mechanism is constructed in such a manner as to permit the cap member to rise relative to the funnel body in the event of overpressures within the container so as to provide an emergency venting path for gases under pressure within the container. Once the overpressure condition has been relieved the cap member will return to its normally closed position under its own weight. The cap member can be unlatched from the funnel body and opened so that fluids may be introduced into the container therebelow.

Abstract: A system for storing waste fluids such as engine oil in bulk, which can be situated at a service station or other centralized waste storage facility. The system is charactrized by a relatively large tank having an access opening which is surrounded by a receptacle. A removable grate is provided within the receptacle over the access opening, so that articles such as oil filters may be placed in the receptacle for draining. The tank is supported relative to the ground or other flat surface by a pedestal. The system is an integral unit which may be deployed by a crane or other lifting mechanism to a desired location.

Abstract: An extendable cap for sealing a fluid inlet port having a holding plug which when removed, allows a telescoping funnel to be extended from a base section attached to the fluid inlet port. The extended telescoping funnel defines a fluid conduit through which a fluid may be guided into the fluid inlet port.

Abstract: A circular funnel apparatus for industrial use with a closeable lid able to set securely on top of a standard 55 gallon drum. This apparatus consists of four different assembled pieces:1. A funnel with a supporting circular frame body with a cylindrical extruded drain in the bottom of the funnel, able to extend down into a standard bung hole of a 55 gallon drum.2. A hinged lid fastened to the funnel frame body capable of closing off the funnel by closing the lid or by lifting and rotating the lid 165 degrees opens the funnel into which paint materials can be poured.3. Fastened to the underside of the lid (attached 90 degrees or perpendicular to the lid) is a cylindrical rod. With the lid in the closed position, the rod is exactly centered over the cylindrical drain in the bottom of the funnel.4. Fastened to the end of the cylindrical rod, opposite the end which is attached to the lid, is a circular disk that serves as a plug to the cylindrical drain in the bottom of the funnel.

Abstract: A system for collecting used oil from an engine and/or pouring new oil into the engine. The system envisions an open-topped drain pan which can be used in draining the oil, the drain pan being placed below the drain plug of the engine. The wide mouth of the open top ensures against oil spillage on the pan side wall. The pan is also provided with a top or cover having a diameter complimental to the pan diameter and is threadedly engageable therewith for sealing purposes when sealing is desired. The cover includes a spout at one side thereof to facilitate the draining of the used oil therefrom if such is desired or the pouring of new oil from within the pan into the engine, also as desired. The pan also includes a manually engageable rim portion for facilitating the transport of the pan to a distant location for the proper disposal of the used oil.

Abstract: A vehicle 10 is provided with a remote oil fill apparatus 12. The remote oil fill apparatus 12 includes a volume chamber 18 coupled to one side of the raised frame 11 of the vehicle 10. A motor 14 having an oil fill opening 16 formed therein is mounted in an intermediate front portion of the vehicle frame 11. A conduit 34 and hose 36 direct the flow of oil from the volume chamber 18 to the oil fill opening 16. A adapter coupler 48 is provided to couple the conduit 34 and hose 36 to the motor 14 in the oil fill opening 16.

Abstract: The liquid fuel funnel features a no-drip configuration which includes an elongated generally horizontal fuel-receiving rear portion with an open top, which may bear a closeable lid, and a front, fuel-dispensing, spout portion which is preferably oval in transverse cross-section and which curves and tapers downwardly and forwardly to an open exit end which may bear a removable plug. That end may be generally vertical or at an angle thereto. The funnel can include one or more detents for releasably holding the funnel in a proper pouring position with the spout portion within and against a fuel container opening such as a vehicle gasoline tank opening. The detents can be on the bottom and top of the spout portion. The top detent can be on a long angled leaf spring or the like connected to and extending about the top of the spout portion. The funnel is preferably of metal and can be made economically of one-piece durable construction.

Abstract: A container to handle particulate solids comprising a downwardly converging wall extending from an inlet to an outlet, the wall being provided with an internal inverted step extending along a portion of the converging wall. In order to minimize the solids compaction and flow stoppages, the internal inverted step extends helically along at least a portion of the converging wall to provide a continuous increase in the cross-sectional area of the container to promote solids flow.

Abstract: A container for liquid floor treatment preparations adapted to be mounted at its back to the handle of a long-handled floor wiper, wherein the container includes a return flow cutoff funnel with an inlet, and a lower outlet tube with an exit port coupled to one end of a flexible hose that is selectively kinked to prevent fluid flow from the container to the floor, or unkinked to obtain such fluid flow.

Abstract: An indicating funnel for filling a container through an opening is formed as two peripherally joined, coaxially arranged funnels, one nested within the other to define a cavity between adjacent funnel walls. A vertically movable fluid level indicator is reciprocatable between the funnels and behind a transparent wall portion of the exterior funnel for viewing between a first lowered position and a second raised postion. The indicator in its lower portion is operably associated with a float positoned within the lowermost portion of the cavity between funnels to indicate fluid level in a serviced container. The exterior funnel, at its intersection with an associated spout, optionally incorporates positoning flanges for maintaining funnel alignment and stability cooperatively with various sized openings. Additionally, the fluid level indicator may include a luminescent feature enabling enhanced visibility and a cap skirt portion lessening spill potential.

Abstract: A device for collecting viscous fluid from a plurality of vessels includes a funnel member, a plurality of vessel retainer elements disposed in the open top portion of the funnel member for holding the vessels in inverted positions, and an open-mouthed receptacle demountably attached to the bottom of the funnel member for receiving the fluid.

Abstract: A device for pouring layered drinks comprises a base portion in the form of a tray defining four recesses onto which four separate glasses can be located. A top portion has four cup member recessed in an upper surface. Each cup member has four ribs extending radially outwardly therefrom so the ribs sit on the rim of the glass and hold the cup member projecting into the interior of the glass. A locating projection on one of the ribs cooperates with the side wall of the cup member to confine one portion of the rim of the glass into a required location. The base of the cup member is inclined downwardly toward the location projection and accordingly toward the one portion of the rim. An orifice of a specific size is formed in the base adjacent the location projection to allow the liquid to run from the orifice to the located portion of the rim of the glass to control liquid flow so that it forms a layer on liquid previously poured into the glass.

Abstract: An improved product filler collar is provided including an upper funnel portion for receiving charges of product from separate sources, guide ribs on the funnel portion for directing and controlling product flow and a neck portion for forming a single stream of product for filling a package or the like. The guide ribs may take the form of raised flanges forming a wall to confine relatively large product pieces. The flanges terminate in reduced extensions in the neck portion angled slightly back toward the product flow. The filler collar eliminates the bridging and swirling of product to prevent jams and decrease the residence time of the changes within the collar, thus improving the overall efficiency of the packaging operation.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to funnels; more specifically it relates to funnels intended for use with fluids used in engine compartments, such as in transportation vehicles. Examples of such fluids are crankcase oil, transmission fluid, anti-freeze or other coolant fluids, brake fluid, and power steering fluid. The invention is a liquid transfer system including a funnel with a dust cover that may be stored on a funnel support while the funnel is in use and that may include a piercing tool on its inner surface capable of puncturing the lids of containers used with the funnel. Also claimed is such a liquid transfer system including a support that holds the funnel in a vertical position during storage, a drip catcher, and an axially extendible and compressible spout.

Abstract: A clean funnel including a funnel shaped housing having a large substance intake opening and a small substance outlet opening; an entirely removable first closure cap for sealing the large substance intake opening and an entirely removable second closure cap for sealing the small substance outlet opening, the first cap and the second cap each being sufficiently tight when in place to remain in place under conditions of funnel handling and movement and to prevent contamination of the funnel during periods of nonuse.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing pressurized, sealed containered food is disclosed, in which a predetermined quantity of low-temperature liquefied gas is charged through two or more low-temperature liquefied gas outlets into a succession of individual containers which have already a predetermined quantity of food including liquid content and are successively travelling upright with the top end open at a constant speed, and each container is subsequently sealed with a lid.

Abstract: Apparatus for use in processing radioactive waste materials for shipment and storage in solid form in a container is disclosed. The container includes a top, and an opening in the top which is smaller than the outer circumference of the container.The apparatus includes an enclosure into which the container is placed, solution feed apparatus for adding a solution containing radioactive waste materials into the container through the container opening, and at least one rotatable blade for blending the solution with a fixing agent such as cement or the like as the solution is added into the container.The blade is constructed so that it can pass through the opening in the top of the container. The rotational axis of the blade is displaced from the center of the blade so that after the blade passes through the opening, the blade and container can be adjusted so that one edge of the blade is adjacent the cylindrical wall of the container, to insure thorough mixing.

Abstract: A device for handling liquid fluids drained from vehicles. The device includes a fluid storage tank, a container for holding fluid to be recycled, a funnel having an anti-splash mat positioned therein to prevent the splashing of fluid being drained, and a valve means operative to direct the fluid to either the storage tank or to the recycle container for subsequent reintroduction into the vehicle. The valve means also includes means for connecting an air compressor to the storage tank so that compressed air may enter the tank and expel the fluid therefrom through a hose. The storage tank is mounted on casters for mobility and the size of the funnel's opening is sufficiently large to capture fluid flowing from widely spaced sources.

Abstract: A drainer container and funnel having a container with an elongated internal receiving chamber that is defined by a pair of opposed major walls and at least one minor wall that interconnects the major walls, and a funnel that is detachably attachable to one of the major walls. The wall to which the funnel is attached is provided with an inwardly recessed funnel receiving wall portion and an aperture therethrough at an innermost part thereof. The funnel has a spout portion that is detachably connected to the recessed wall portion in such a manner as to communicate with the internal chamber of the container through the aperture, and the funnel being of a size and shape so as to be substantially entirely received within the recessed wall portion of the container when connected thereto. When the funnel is detached, a closure seals the aperture in the recessed wall portion.

Abstract: A drip chamber splash guard comprising an annular member receivable within the upper end of the chamber. The guard has one periphery thereof engaged adjacent a centrally located drip sleeve depending below the vented top inwardly of the vents for maintenance of a free flow of air inwardly through the vents. The other periphery of the splash guard member engages adjacent the inner surface of the surrounding chamber outward of the vents. Limited air discharge openings are provided at spaced points about the guard whereby inwardly directed air flow is maintained through the splash guard itself while the filter vents are protected against gross or excessive splashing. In a preferred embodiment, the splash guard will be in the form of a truncated conical member with the air openings adjacent the chamber wall remote from the drip sleeve, the conical configuration, providing a tapered surface for a more effective deflecting of splash.

Abstract: An oil cap having a self contained funnel is the subject of the present invention. The oil cap is inserted into the engine oil port in place of a conventional cap. An opening in the cap receives a neck portion which extends upwardly and in turn receives a funnel portion. The funnel portion is provided with a cover which may be removed to add engine oil.

Abstract: In a process for the admixture of radio-active waste with an encapsulating resin in a container which will accompany the waste to a disposal site, the improvement which comprises providing a generally annular deflectable foil at an upper open end of the container to minimize contamination by splashing.

Abstract: A device for the convenient collection and disposal of liquids and particularly liquids such as automobile waste oil is disclosed. The device includes a receptacle comprising a bottom wall and peripheral side walls defining in part an open central portion having a downwardly inwardly extending funnel-shaped central wall adapted for initial receipt of such liquid. The funnel terminates in a valved conduit which projects beneath the bottom wall of the receptacle so as to conveniently provide access for containers and the like into which the waste oil may then be directed. A detachable cover adapted to enclose the open central portion of the receptacle is provided so that when the cover is in place the receptacle may be used for the temporary storage and transportation of such waste oil in a convenient and clean manner.

Abstract: A funnel adapted to be screwed to the filling opening of the fuel tank of snowblowers, lawn mowers, outboard motors and the like engine-operated equipment. The funnel is provided with a cap, in turn having an air intake opening with an air filter. The funnel is thus always accessible for filling the tank.