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A container for collecting and storing oil drained from an internal combustion engine has a bottom wall and a lower end wall for selectively supporting the container in prone and upright positions. The top wall has a funnel-shaped portion surrounded by an upwardly directed, continuous ridge. The low

A container for collecting and storing oil drained from an internal combustion engine has a bottom wall and a lower end wall for selectively supporting the container in prone and upright positions. The top wall has a funnel-shaped portion surrounded by an upwardly directed, continuous ridge. The lower most portion of the top wall has a hole open to the chamber to allow oil to drain into the chamber. The upper end wall has a first handle used to carry the container. A second handle is located diagonally opposite a pouring spout to facilitate the manual tilting of the handle to pour oil out of the container through the pouring spout. The pouring spout is normally closed with a removable cap. A removable plug is used to close the hole in the top wall.

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An apparatus for collecting liquid draining from a motor vehicle and storing the same comprising: a container having an internal chamber for storing liquid, first and second side walls, a bottom wall for supporting the container in a prone position to collect liquid draining from a motor vehicle, sa

An apparatus for collecting liquid draining from a motor vehicle and storing the same comprising: a container having an internal chamber for storing liquid, first and second side walls, a bottom wall for supporting the container in a prone position to collect liquid draining from a motor vehicle, said side walls and bottom wall having a plurality of transverse ribs separated by the transverse grooves, a first end wall normally disposed relative to the bottom wall for supporting the container in an upright position to store liquid in said chamber, a second end wall opposite the first end wall, and a top wall joined to the side walls and end walls, said walls surrounding said chamber, said top wall having an upright continuous outer peripheral ridge and a funnel-shaped portion surrounded by said ridge, said funnel-shaped portion having an inwardly and downwardly sloping wall with a lower most portion thereof located in close relationship with respect to the second end wall, said lower most portion having an opening in communication with said chamber whereby liquid drained onto the funnel-shaped portion flows through said opening into the chamber, a spout secured to the second end wall, said spout having a second opening open to the chamber, said spout being located adjacent said first side wall, removable cap means mounted on the spout for closing the second opening, a first handle secured to said second end wall whereby the container can be transported in the upright position, and a second handle secured to the top and bottom walls adjacent the bottom of the second side wall and first end wall, said second handle being spaced from the second side wall and the first end wall to provide a recess in said second side wall and first end wall under the second handle, said recess being open adjacent to the second side wall and open adjacent to the first end wall to accommodate a person\s hand for firmly gripping said second handle, said first and second handles adapted to be gripped by both hands of a person to facilitate pouring of liquid from the chamber out through the spout.