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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 1996
Filed:
May. 24, 1993
Richard F Creeron, Valley Stream, NY (US);
Prestone Products Corporation, Danbury, CT (US);
Abstract
The present invention features a kit and method for replacing used antifreeze/coolant in the cooling system of an automobile. The kit is composed of inexpensive parts, consisting of: (1) a plastic, flexible capture tank; (2) a flexible plastic drain sleeve for directing fluid from a cooling system hose to the capture tank; (3) a funnel for introducing fluids into the cooling system via said radiator; (4) a hose adaptor for placement of a funnel into the hose line; (5) differently-sized hose menders for re-establishing a severed radiator hose line; and (6) metal clamps for tightening the severed hose portions about one of the appropriately sized hose menders.