Auxiliary oil supply system for motor vehicle engines

Claim 1

IN AN AUXILIARY SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE PROPELLING A MOTOR VEHICLE AND HAVING A BATTERY AND A CRANKCASE FORMING AN OIL RESERVOIR WITH A SUPPLY OF OIL THEREIN, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES AN AUXILIARY OIL CONTAINER HAVING AN AUXILIARY OIL SUPPLY THEREIN, CONDUIT MEANS COMMUNICATING BETWEEN SAID AUXILIARY OIL CONTAINER AND THE OIL RESERVOIR IN THE CRANKCASE, VALVE MEANS OPERATIVELY INTERPOSED IN SAID CONDUIT MEANS, AND ACTUATING MEANS FOR OPENING SAID VALVE MEANS, SAID ACTUATING MEANS INCLUDING ELECTRICAL MEANS FOR LIFTING SAID VALVE MEANS, A FIRST PARALLEL CIRCUIT FROM THE BATTERY TO SAID ELECTRICAL MEANS, A FIRST SWITCH INTERPOSED IN SAID FIRST PARALLEL CIRCUIT, AND A SECOND PARALLEL CIRCUIT FROM THE BATTERY TO SAID ELECTRICAL MEANS, A SECOND SWITCH INTERPOSED IN SAID SECOND PARALLEL CIRCUIT, THE CURRENT SUPPLIED BY EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PARALLEL CIRCUITS SEPARATELY BEING INSUFFICIENT TO ENERGIZE SAID ELECTRICAL MEANS, AND THE COMBINED CURRENT SUPPLIED BY BOTH SAID FIRST AND SECOND PARALLEL CIRCUITS TOGETHER BEING SUFFICIENT TO ENERGIZE SAID ELECTRICAL MEANS.