How was the FORM-A-FUNNEL® invented?

form a funnelIT BEGAN WITH AN OIL CHANGE

Kevin Lohmeier was changing the oil on a Cessna 182 airplane several years ago. He dreaded the huge mess that would be made from the dripping oil. He thought about using a funnel, but there is no standard funnel that could fit inside an aircraft engine.

Kevin assumed someone would have a solution for this problem, so he visited the local airport mechanics to ask what they used to capture the oil.  No one he spoke to knew of a device to change oil without creating a huge mess.

THERE MUST BE A BETTER WAY

Kevin knew “there must be a better way”, so he started to think of different ways he could change oil without creating such a huge mess.    He ordered a sheet of metal and conformed it to a tight space perfectly and discovered it retained its shape after use. The metal worked great, but he couldn’t possibly use a sheet of metal and risk cutting any electric wiring. So, he tried out nitrile rubber to create a sandwich around the metal.  He created a rubber lip so it wouldn’t scratch or cut anything and yet still maintain its strength.  That worked!

FORM-A-FUNNEL IS BORN

Kevin started showing his prototype around and asked friends, auto mechanics and even professional airline pilots to test his product in action.

Everyone was excited by Form a Funnel’s Draining tool’s simplicity and usefulness and several people said, “Now,why didn’t I think of that?”