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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2002
Lin Lee, Powell, OH (US);
Yan Beaudoin, Dublin, OH (US);
Steven Thiele, Marysville, OH (US);
Michael Binfet, Bellefontaine, OH (US);
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fluid storage container provides a visual display of a fluid level therein. The container has a plurality of capillary tubes attached thereto, correlating to predetermined fluid levels within the container, and which may be visually observed upon inspection of the capillary tubes. Each of the capillary tubes has an inlet at a lower end thereof, and the inlets are located at different vertical levels from one another. When fluid in the container is at a level above an inlet of a given capillary tube, the capillary tube automatically fills with fluid, providing a visual signal of the fluid level.