| 摘要 |
A readily portable system and method for its use for the safe, orderly, and efficient recovery of fluid drained from a motor vehicle, including drained fluid that is hot, such as the hot gear lube drained from the quick-change rear end of a race vehicle prior to ratio gear exchange, and the prompt, safe, neat and efficient return of the recovered fluid to the source from which it was drained, when it is still serviceable. The preferred embodiment has solid heavy-duty construction and a low profile dual-chambered reservoir with a small air chamber separated from a larger fluid chamber by a flexible baffle. The fluid chamber has a discharge opening in a position remote from the baffle and a flexible flame-resistant discharge hose is connected to the discharge opening during use. The present invention further comprises a large surface area collection pan detachably mounted upon the fluid chamber, a valve positioned therebetween for selective fluid flow, and a collection pan cover for keeping the drained fluid or hot gear-lube-covered gears placed in the collection pan protected from pairbome debris. Although primarily contemplated for racing applications to assist gear exchange in the quick-change rear end of a race vehicle, the present invention system can also be employed for the neat and orderly recovery, and safe temporary storage, of other flammable and non-flammable fluid prior to its reuse or discard, particularly fluid having an adverse environmental impact when spilled or improperly discarded.
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