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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Briggs & Stratton, Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Inventor:
Jacob J. Schmalz, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Assignee:
Briggs & Stratton, LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/04 (2005.12); A01D 34/68 (2005.12); A01D 34/81 (2005.12); A01D 34/82 (2005.12); A01D 69/12 (2005.12); F01M 11/00 (2005.12); F01M 11/06 (2005.12); F02B 63/02 (2005.12); F02B 77/00 (2005.12); A01D 101/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/0458 (2012.12); A01D 34/68 (2012.12); A01D 34/81 (2012.12); A01D 34/82 (2012.12); A01D 34/824 (2012.12); A01D 34/828 (2012.12); A01D 69/12 (2012.12); F01M 11/0004 (2012.12); F01M 11/065 (2012.12); F02B 63/02 (2012.12); F02B 77/00 (2012.12); A01D 2101/00 (2012.12); F01M 2011/0066 (2012.12); F01M 11/04 (2012.12); F01M 2011/0483 (2012.12); Y10T 29/49716 (2015.01);
Abstract
A gasoline powered engine configured to operate in a substantially horizontal orientation and to be stored in a generally vertical orientation without leaking of fluid contained in the gasoline powered engine may include an oil sump and a first oil drain port extending in a first direction through a first wall of the sump. The first wall forms a bottom of the sump when the engine is in the vertical orientation.