Patent ID: 6370952
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: G01F

Abstract:
A vehicle oil level monitoring system comprising:a vehicle having an engine and a fuel port; a dipstick for inserting into the engine of the vehicle; a sensor coupled to said dipstick for sensing a level of oil in said engine; a monitoring assembly operationally coupled to said sensor for indicating said level of oil in said engine sensed by said sensor, said monitoring assembly being positioned proximate said fuel port of said vehicle for facilitating monitoring of said level of oil in said engine sensed by said sensor when filling said vehicle with fuel; said sensor being coupled to a distal end of said dipstick; an electronic connection port coupled to a proximal end of said dipstick; a wire embedded in said dipstick, said wire extending between said electronic connection port and said sensor for electrically connecting said sensor to said electrical connection port; and said electrical connection port having a pair of substantially planar faces and a pair of arcuate ends extending between said planar faces such that said electrical connection port is adapted for facilitating grasping of said electrical connection port by fingers of a user to facilitate removal of said dipstick from said engine.