Patent ID: 9285259
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: G01F

Claim Text:
1. An assembly comprising: an oil pan having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a hole through the oil pan between the inner and outer surface; a front fixture larger than the hole; clamping means coupled to the front fixture, the clamping means having a length which is larger than the hole and a width, transverse to the length, which is a smaller than the hole; and the clamping means is moveable through the hole to arrange the assembly between a free condition, in which the clamping means is outside the oil pan, and an applied condition, in which the clamping means is inside the oil pan; wherein in the applied condition of the assembly, the front fixture encircles the hole in direct contact against the outer surface of the oil pan and is sealed around the hole.