Abstract: An oil pickup device is provided which is adapted to replace the standard oil pump cover plate and pickup tube typically utilized for use with a conventional oil pump for an internal combustion engine. The oil pickup device comprises an oil pump mounting section having a front wall which complimentarily conforms with the mating surfaces of the pump housing to provide an oil seal and for segregating the discharge chamber of the oil pump, and an oil pickup section for extending into the oil contained in the engine supply reservoir formed within a conventional oil pan to provide a continuous supply of oil to the oil pump. The oil pickup device further includes an oil filter or screen positioned between the oil pump mounting section and the oil pickup section for filtering inlet oil to prevent particulate matter, such as dirt or metal shavings, from entering into the oil pump.

Abstract: A windproof umbrella having an improved rib linkage system which is effective for providing support for an umbrella canopy during normal operating conditions, which is capable of restoring the umbrella to a normal open water-shielding configuration after the canopy has been inverted by strong wind or a gust, which is relatively easy to operate, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and which has relatively good reliability for use during periods of sustained winds or gusts.