Adapter for connecting a funnel to filling port of a vehicle crankcase

- Lisle Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right perspective view of an adapter for connecting a funnel to filling port of a vehicle crankcase showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for an adapter for connecting a funnel to filling port of a vehicle crankcase, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D803048
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 24, 2016
Date of Patent: Nov 21, 2017
Assignee: Lisle Corporation (Clarinda, IA)
Inventor: Randall J. Ploeger (Clarinda, IA)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia Ramirez
Assistant Examiner: Laura Yu
Application Number: 29/575,405
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/435; With Collecting Means (D15/152)