Fuel tank tube vapor/fuel seal

Details Fuel tank tube vapor/fuel seal Fuel tank tube vapor/fuel seal

1987-10-27

1988-08-02

Thronson, Mark J.

Receptacles

Container attachment or adjunct

Filling member

141350, 251149, B67C 300

Patent

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047609338

ABSTRACT:
A vapor/fuel seal for a fuel tank filler tube. The vapor/fuel seal includes an expansible seal member having inlet and outlet ends. The inlet end is sealingly mountable on the inlet end of the vehicle filler tube. The outlet end is normally closed and yet is expansible to receive the end of a dispensing fuel nozzle therethrough. Intermediate between the inlet and outlet ends of the seal member is an expansible fluid flow body portion which is expansible to receive and yet remain in sealing contact with the periphery of a fuel dispensing nozzle when the fuel nozzle is inserted therethrough.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2703194 (1955-03-01), White
patent: 3495594 (1970-02-01), Swanson
patent: 3566928 (1971-03-01), Hansel
patent: 3734149 (1973-05-01), Hansel
patent: 3903942 (1975-09-01), Vest
patent: 4037754 (1977-07-01), Wilhelmi et al.

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