Patent ID: 6805070
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: G01F,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for holding a fluid and for visually displaying a fluid level therein,said apparatus comprising: a hollow tank having an internal cavity therein, the tank having at least one side wall and having a filler neck; a cap which fits sealably directly on top of the filler neck; and a display assembly operatively attached to said tank and comprising a plurality of capillary tubes, each of the tubes extending downwardly from a first region of the tank to a respective predetermined level within the internal cavity of said tank, wherein each of said tubes has an open upper end disposed below said cap and a lower end defining an inlet, and wherein the inlets of the different capillary tubes are located at different levels from one another; and further wherein each of the capillary tubes is capable of drawing fluid through the inlet thereof, and conducting the fluid upwardly therein to an area thereof proximate said filler neck, when a fluid level within the tank is at or above the level of the tube inlet.