1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to oil collecting devices and more particularly pertains to a new oil collecting and draining device for easy transportation and depositing of oil drained from a vehicle.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of oil collecting devices is known in the prior art. More specifically, oil collecting devices heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,802,599; 5,285,824; 956,399; 4,886,233; 5,402,837; and U.S. Des. Pat. No. 351,394.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new oil collecting and draining device. The inventive device includes a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall. The top wall is generally divided into a first portion positioned adjacent to the back wall and a second portion positioned adjacent to the front wall. The top wall is collapsed toward the bottom wall and has a lowest point located in a central area of the first portion. The top wall has an aperture therein extending into an interior of the housing. The aperture is located in the central area of the first portion. A pipe is attached to the front wall and is in communication with an interior of the housing. A valve is positioned on the pipe for selectively opening or closing the pipe. A support structure supports the housing above a ground surface.
In these respects, the oil collecting and draining device according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of easy transportation and depositing of oil drained from a vehicle.