Patent ID: 7225940

Claim:
A device for protecting an exterior wall of a building and a ground area adjacent to the exterior wall from spillage of heating oil during and after filling of a heating oil tank that is located within the building, wherein the heating oil tank includes a fill tube that extends from the oil tank through the exterior wall, the device comprising: a panel that is adapted to attach to the exterior wall, wherein the panel includes a first hole that is adapted to allow the fill tube to extend through the first hole; a basin that is adapted to catch any heating oil that spills out of the fill tube wherein, the basin is attached to a lower portion of the panel; a means for attaching the panel to the exterior wall; and, a housing that completely covers the panel, the basin and the means for attaching, the housing also being adapted to enclose the heating oil fill tube that extends through the first hole in the panel, wherein the housing includes a door that allows a user to gain access to an interior of the housing.