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Claim 1

IN A DEVICE INCLUDING A CASING HAVING AN INTERIOR DEFINING A SUMP PORTION FOR A LIQUID SUCH AS A LUBRICANT, A CRANKSHAFT HAVING AN OIL PASSAGE DEFINED THEREON ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID CASING, THE DISPOSITION OF THE SUMP PORTION AND THE LEVEL OF THE LIQUID IN SAID SUMP PORTION BEING VARIABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORIENTATION OF THE CASING, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: WALL MEANS DEFINING A CASING CAPABLE OF HOLDING A LIQUID SUCH AS A LUBRICANT, A PLURALITY OF LIQUID FLOW PASSAGES IN SAID CASING EACH TERMINATING AT ITS ONE END IN A SUCTION OPENING AND AT ITS OPPOSITE END AT SPACED LOCATIONS WITHIN SAID CASING, SAID SUCTION OPENINGS BEING LOCATED AT SPACED LOCATIONS FOR TAKING SUCTION IN THE SUMP PORTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORIENTATION OF THE CASING, A PUMP FOR DISCHARGING LIQUID FROM SAID SUMP MOUNTED ON SAID CASING INCLUDING AN INLET PORT AND A DISCHARGE PORT CONNECTED TO DISCHARGE INTO SAID CRANKSHAFT OIL PASSAGE AND A COVER ADAPTED TO CLOSE ONE END OF SAID SUMP INCLUDING A CONNECTING PASSAGE DEFINED THEREIN ADAPTED TO SELECTIVELY INTERCONNECT SAID INLET PORT WITH ONE OF SAID LIQUID FLOW PASSAGES FOR SUPPLYING LIQUID FROM SAID SUMP PORTION TO SAID PUMP, AND MEANS FOR SECURING SAID COVER TO SAID PUMP PERMITTING ORIENTATION OF SAID COVER FOR THE PURPOSES OF SELECTIVELY ALIGNING SAID CONNECTING PASSAGE ALTERNATIVELY WITH EACH SAID LIQUID FLOW PASSAGES.