Patents Assigned to K. J. Manufacturing, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6234274
    Abstract: An apparatus for retrofitting a vehicle for removing spent oil from an oil pan reservoir installed in an access aperture located in a floor bottom of the oil pan reservoir. The device includes a low profile quick connect nipple having a first end threadably sealing into the access aperture and a second end releasably engagable with a mating fitting positioned on an externally located fluid delivery device and further having a fluid tight closure when the second end is disengaged from the fluid delivery device. The apparatus has a center throughbore having a movable member therein. The movable member includes a stem and a circular flared portion. A retainer clip is securely attached to an upper end of the stem. A ring configuration has a center through aperture for receiving the stem and radial connections extending to the periphery of the throughbore. The ring configuration centers the stem and defines a stop for the movable member when the retainer clip contacts the ring configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: K. J. Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: A. John van der Griendt
  • Patent number: D356847
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Assignee: K J Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Dwayne K. Woodruff