Fluid handling – Control by change of position or inertia of system – Vent opening or closing on tipping container
Patent
1997-12-02
1999-07-27
Michalsky, Gerald A.
Fluid handling
Control by change of position or inertia of system
Vent opening or closing on tipping container
137202, F16K 2404
Patent
active
059273151
ABSTRACT:
A fuel leakage prevention apparatus comprising a body having a neck formed at the top and having a sealing surface at the bottom of the neck, a rib installed on the neck and having inclined upper surfaces at the top of the rib, a stopper plate extended inwardly from a lateral wall and having a center opening, and a plurality of vent holes formed at the bottom surface and the lateral surface of the body; a float located below the stopper plate of the body; a base mounted on the stopper plate and having a protruding rod extended through the center opening toward the float; spring means mounted on the base; sealing means mounted on the spring means and having a conical wing for sealing the sealing surface of the neck and a pushing rod formed at the top of the conical wing; and a ball located on the inclined upper surfaces of the rib of the body.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4685584 (1987-08-01), Harris
patent: 4702268 (1987-10-01), Ambruster et al.
Hyundai Motor Company
Michalsky Gerald A.
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