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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2021
Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation, Emporia, KS (US);
Kyle M. Bennett, Emporia, KS (US);
HOPKINS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, Emporia, KS (US);
Abstract
A funnel assembly comprising a funnel, a fill tube, a valve, and tube storage structure. The funnel includes an outer wall defining a fill chamber and including alignment structure. The tube storage structure includes an upper holder positioned near the upper opening and left and right guides spaced below the upper holder. The alignment structure is configured to align with and accept a stored tube of another funnel assembly when the funnel assemblies are stacked together. The fill tube is configured to be fluidly connected to the funnel. The tube storage structure is configured to removably secure the fill tube to the funnel when the upper end of the fill tube is not fluidly connected to the funnel so that the fill tube substantially conforms to the convex, tapered outer wall.