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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael F Donoughe, Rochester, MI (US);
Daniel J Flesher, White Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 3/900 ; B67C 1/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 3/900 ; B67C 1/104 ;
Abstract
An automotive vehicle remote fill fluid reservoir is provided. In a preferred embodiment the fluid reservoir includes a main body to contain the fluid. A neck is fluidly connected with the main body and is inclined toward a region of the engine compartment which is more readily accessible. An extendable funnel is also provided which has flanges along its extreme ends to prevent the funnel from falling into the fluid reservoir or being inadvertently pulled out of the fluid reservoir. The funnel is flexible and has an outwardly flared upper end to prevent fluid spills.