Patent ID: 6945362

Claim:
An apparatus for capturing oil dripping from a vehicle comprising: a pan configured to be attached to the vehicle in a location wherein oil dripping from the vehicle will fall within a space defined by the pan; a pad, wherein the pad comprises an absorbent layer and a barrier layer, each of which define an upper and lower surface wherein the absorbent layer is made of multiple layers of absorbent cloth wherein the multiple layers include a first plurality of layers that are sized so as to be substantially equal to the final length of the pad and a second plurality of layers that are thinner and laid out in strips to cover the first plurality of layers so as to create a visible seam and wherein the pad is positioned within the space defined by the pad so that the oil dripping from the vehicle lands on and is substantially retained by the absorbent layer of the pad, wherein the absorbent layer and the barrier layer are melted together at a plurality of discrete locations throughout the upper and lower surface such that the plurality of discrete locations are separated from each other by the absorbent cloth and wherein the barrier layer substantially prevents any oil not immediately absorbed by the absorbent layer from contacting the pan and wherein the pan includes a plurality of inwardly extending protrusions and the pad includes a plurality of openings formed in an outer surface of the pad so that the protrusions can be inserted into the plurality of openings in the pad so as to retain the pad in a position whereby the pad covers substantially the entire area of the space defined by the pad.