Receptacles – Closures – Tethered closure
Patent
1980-09-25
1982-03-23
Hall, George T.
Receptacles
Closures
Tethered closure
220DIG33, B65D 5516
Patent
active
043208533
ABSTRACT:
A fuel cap assembly 10 includes a fuel cap 14 rotatably mounted on one end 28 of a tether 16 which has a second end 36 rigidly secured to a motor vehicle 12. The tether 16 is sufficiently stiff to suspend the gas cap away from the vehicle panel 26 when the cap is disengaged from the spout 18.
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Ford Motor Company
Hall George T.
Permut Steven L.
Sadler Clifford L.
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