US 6,981,531 B1
Method and apparatus for waste oil management
John W. Palazzo, Akron, Ohio (US)
Assigned to Frontline International, Inc., Akron, Ohio (US)
Filed on Nov. 21, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/719,499.
Application 10/719499 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/664650, filed on Sep. 19, 2003, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/412089, filed on Sep. 19, 2002.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/517330, filed on Nov. 04, 2003.
Int. Cl. B65B 1/30 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 141—95 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A waste cooking oil containment device, the containment device comprising:
a top;
a bottom;
a body;
a waste cooking oil level measurement device;
an oil shut-off device, the shut-off device connected to the containment device; and,
a control panel, wherein the control panel is selectively removable such that the control panel can be used on multiple types of containment devices, the control panel comprising:
a display monitor, the monitor displaying the waste cooking oil level in the containment device;
means for allowing manual pumping from an associated oil containment device, and wherein the control panel is interchangeable between a direct connect system, a remote system, and a storage caddy;
means for relaying a shut-off signal to the oil shut-off device; and,
a power supply.