Patent ID: 6397907
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: B67C,F01M

Abstract:
A telescoping funnel apparatus for selectively directing fluid from a container, said device comprising:a funnel having an open top extending into a channel, said channel extending through an open bottom of said funnel, and a longitudinal axis extending between said open top and bottom; a cover for selectively closing said open top of said funnel; a seal for preventing movement of fluid through said open top in said funnel, said seal being mounted on said cover; wherein said funnel has a funnel portion and a securing portion, said securing portion comprising a generally cylindrical member having an outer surface; wherein said outer surface of said securing portion is threaded for permitting threaded coupling to an oil inlet in a valve cover of an engine; wherein said funnel portion includes a plurality of annular members being selectively coupled together such that said funnel portion is collapsible; and wherein each of said annular members has a diameter, said diameter of each of said annular members being greater than said diameter of an adjacent said annular member such that said diameters of said annular members decrease from said open top of said funnel toward said open bottom.