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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7269881 | Variable alignment handle A handle for attachment to a rotational shaft, the handle comprising a lever handle, for attachment to the rotational shaft for aiding application of torque to the shaft, and an alignment boss, separate from the lever handle, for attaching the lever handle to the sh... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7134220 | Fluid level measuring device having at least one compressible member A fluid level measuring device, also referred to as a dipstick, for measuring the fluid level in a fluid reservoir or tank, such as an oil pan or transmission reservoir in an internal combustion engine. The fluid level measuring device includes a stationary tube ont... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6289601 | Dipstick guide apparatus A dipstick guide assembly for guiding a free end of a dipstick into a dipstick tube. The dipstick guide assembly comprises a clamp secured to an upper portion of the dipstick tube, a guide member and an adjustment mechanism for fixing the position of the ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6227921 | Marine propulsion device with an oil gage accessible through a cowl A marine propulsion device, such as an outboard motor, is provided with an oil measuring gage or dipstick which is accessible by the operator of the outboard motor without having to remove the cowl from the device. A first end of the dipstick extends thro... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6018882 | Oil dipstick wiper An improved oil dipstick wiper assembly is provided herein. The oil dipstick wiper assembly includes a hollow housing having a central longitudinal bore having an upper end and a lower end for accommodating an oil dipstick. The hollowing housing includes ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5325981 | Plastic reservoir cap An all plastic cap for an automotive power steering reservoir includes a cap portion and a central integrally molded stem portion, the latter having oppositely extending integrally molded stiffly resilient locking ears with an elastomeric gasket disposed ... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5113594 | Oil level gauge There is disclosed a short and straight oil level gauge adapted for use with an automative automatic transmission. The gauge is inserted in an oil filler tube which is also short and straight. The tube has a flexible clamping member. The gauge has a rodli... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5099584 | Self wiping dipstick A dipstick is suspended from a pivoting mount in the center of a cap. When performing a fluid level check, this cap is loosened from a wiper plug, which remains stationary in its tube housing as the dipstick is withdrawn through it. A series of internal w... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5086943 | Sealing cap assembly for an access aperture The present invention is directed to a sealing cap assembly (10) of the type that is particularly adapted for use in closing and venting the access aperture (60) of a transmission housing (58). The embodiment of the sealing cap assembly (10) disclosed, ha... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5046263 | Oil level monitoring device for automotive automatic power transmission An oil level monitoring device including a transfer shaft for selecting an operational mode of an automatic power transmission by movement of a selector lever. The hollow cylindrical transfer shaft extends essentially in a vertical direction for permittin... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4965942 | Dipstick handle A dipstick handle of the invention includes a unitarily molded handle, such as a finger ring, having an integrally molded hollow shaft. The shaft has one or two pairs of opposed slots through its outside surface. A dipstick blade is received by one end of... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4756491 | Dipstick retainer At least one hook or clip is mounted to the inside surface of the engine compartment hatch door so as to removably receive the engine oil dipstick so that the dipstick protrudes beyond an edge of the hatch door and prevents its full closure.... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4751845 | Dipstick assembly A dipstick assembly for an internal combustion engine comprises a first tube arranged to extend from an engine sump and housing a conventional dipstick, a second tube secured about a portion of the first tube and extending within the sump and a sensor at ... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4562935 | Inside protector for bottom wall portion of underground tank beneath fill tube A cage-like protector lowerable down a fill tube of an underground tank to protect the bottom wall thereof from damage by a dropped dipstick.... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4330940 | Device for measuring the oil level in closed housings A measuring device for determining the oil level in a closed housing, especially of internal combustion engines and transmissions. The device is provided with a sleeve fixed to the housing, and a removable measuring rod or dipstick. A stopper to close the... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4276694 | Fluid level indicator (vent holes) A dipstick assembly including a handle member having a passageway extending therethrough between the ends thereof, a measuring blade connected to the handle member and a cap member also having a passageway extending therethrough between the ends thereof a... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4266344 | Dipstick alignment guide A dipstick assembly including an alignment guide comprising a fluid level indicating instrument having a rigid arcuate portion and an access passageway having a rigid arcuate portion of the same arcuate contour as the arcuate portion of the fluid level in... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4183142 | Self-retracting measuring device with wiping system for oil sumps and other containers A device for measuring the oil or fluid level in engine sumps or other containers is known to consist of a removable dipstick marked with a scale and equipped with an extraction handle, riding freely longitudinally in a tube leading to the outside, so tha... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4110909 | Device for cleaning oil dipsticks An oil dipstick for use in measuring the oil level in an oil receptacle such as the crankcase of an automotive vehicle, including an elongated rod that is received in a wiping member in frictional contact therewith and is movable outwardly of the crankcas... | 09/05/1978 |
